the burden of unspecified febrile syndrome in a community hospital of cuba

Background: the cuban health-care system recommends the hospital admissions of patients with unspecified febrile syndrome (ufs) to rule out arboviral diseases and to prevent healthcare associated adverse outcomes. aim: evaluate the burden of unspecified febrile syndrome in a cuban hospital. methods: a cross-sectional study was carried out in the hospital joaquín albarrán (la habana, cuba) from 1 january 2017 to 31 december 2019. it was collected the admissions and patients days (total and ufs patients) and laboratory test for dengue diagnosis. results: during the three-year period, the epidemic curve starts in april-may and decline in november, with the highest peak in august 2019. it was admitted 16964 patients with ufs representing 43% of the hospital admissions, and 43512 patients’ days were documented. in 2019 the 51.9% of the hospital admissions and 22.9% of patients’ days were related to ufs, and were performed 7492 igm test (repeated test in 89 patients) and 46.2% were reactive. conclusion: the hospital admission related to unspecified febrile syndrome constitute a challenge to the organization and the healthcare system to provide the best care for all and minimize its economic impact.