Analyzing the association between heat and utilization of inpatient care: evidence from Dresden University Hospital (Germany).

ABSTRACT:

Background

As a result of climate change, temperatures and the burdens on human health are rising. This study investigates the relationship between acute heat and hospitalizations for specific diseases at the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus in Dresden, Germany.

Methods

A statistical analysis was conducted using clinical data from 4,363 patients treated between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2023. Data included demographic information and heat-related diagnoses categorized by codes from the International Classification of Diseases. Climatic data was sourced from the Dresden-Klotzsche weather station, focusing on days with air temperatures exceeding 23 °C (warm days) and 30 °C (heat days). Correlation analyses were performed to assess the relationship between heat eve

SUBMITTER: Thiel J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12492696 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature