The Epidemiology Of Respiratory Disorder In The Late Summer And Early Autumn In Damascus University Hospital (Case Study: Al-Mujtahid University Hospital, Al-Mouwasat University Hospital)

Mohammad Moayad Khaled; Yanar al dandashi; Ibrahim Al-Tamr

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i04.84518

The Epidemiology Of Respiratory Disorder In The Late Summer And Early Autumn In Damascus University Hospital (Case Study: Al-Mujtahid University Hospital, Al-Mouwasat University Hospital)

Author(s)	Mohammad Moayad Khaled, Yanar al dandashi, Ibrahim Al-Tamr
Country	Syria
Abstract	Background: respiratory disorders is one of the most important disorder that cause significant mortality effecting wide range of organs and linked to various of pathophysiological insults and health conditions. Aim of the study: shed light on the epidemiology of registered respiratory disorders in the teaching hospitals in Damascus (Al-Mujtahid University Hospital, Al-Mouwasat University Hospital) during the late summer and early autumn as the mean session for respiratory disorders cases Material and methods: Sample was collected from Al-Mujtahid University Hospital, Al-Mouwasat University Hospital in 8 weeks from 01/08/2025 and till 30/09/2025 from the Chest Diseases Department in the aforementioned hospitals. Results: 66 cases admitted by the end of summer 2025, and 63 cases admitted by the end of September 2025 to Al-Mujtahid University Hospital, upon them pneumonia prevalence was the highest across all studied periods with 32 (48.48%) cases in August, and with 28 (44.44%) cases admitted by at the end of September 2025. COPD and pulmonary embolism ranked second and third in prevalence rates with 9 (13.63%) and 7 (10.60%) cases in the end of August 2025 respectively. COPD and pulmonary embolism also ranked second and third among the most common respiratory diseases according to prevalence rates in autumn 2025. However, in 2025, the prevalence of pulmonary embolism was reaching 10 (15.87%) while the prevalence of COPD was estimated at 7 (11.11%). 65 cases admitted by the end of summer 2025, and 62 cases admitted by the end of September 2025 to Al-Mouwasat University Hospital, upon them pneumonia prevalence was the highest across all studied periods with 44 (67.69%) cases in August, and with 41 (66.12%) cases admitted by at the end of September 2025. Tuberculosis and Pleural effusion ranked second and third in prevalence rates with 7 (10.76%) and 4 (6.15%) cases in the end of August 2025 respectively. The prevalence rates of both tuberculosis and pleural effusion remained contiguous in September 2025, with pleural effusion slightly more prevalent than tuberculosis. Hence, the prevalence rates for tuberculosis and pleural effusion were 4 (6.45%) and 5 (8.06%), respectively. The highest prevalence rate was for COPD, following pneumonia in the autumn. Hence the COPD prevalence rate was 12 (19.35%) in September of 2025. Upon other respiratory disorder there was an evidence of Pleural effusion, Pneumothorax, Asthma, Pulmonary fibrosis, Pulmonary Tumer Pulmonary Edema and Hydatid cyst. Conclusion: pneumonia, COPD, pulmonary embolism and tuberculosis are the most common respiratory disorder in the Chest Diseases Department of university hospitals in Damascus with particular importance to the spread of pneumonia.
Keywords	Respiratory Disorder, Damascus University Hospital, pneumonia, COPD, pulmonary embolism, tuberculosis.
Field	طبي / صيدلي
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 4, July-August 2026
Published On	2026-08-02
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i04.84518

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