Introduction: Qualitative, exploratory, descriptive study carried out in a public hospital in the Brazilian Northeast.Objective: to understand the attitudes of nurses in care with families in neonatal intensive care and the way their practices and attitudes permeate the care process. Methodology: t...
Introducción. En Argentina, se estiman 400 000 casos anuales de varicela. Dado el subregistro de casos existentes, la carga de enfermedad real se desconoce. Objetivo. Evaluar la carga de enfermedad por varicela antes de la introducción de la vacuna al Calendario Nacional. Materiales y métodos. Estudio...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Exposure to some air pollutants is associated with cardiovascular diseases. The objective of this study was to quantify the effect of exposure to fine particulate matter in hospitalizations due to ischemic heart disease and the costs to the healthcare system. DESIGN AND SETTING: ...
Resumen Introducción: La rehabilitación cardiaca temprana (RCT) implementada en el protocolo Código Infarto (CI) es una estrategia en la atención del infarto agudo de miocardio. El objetivo fue identificar el efecto de la RCT en pacientes incluidos en CI. Método: Estudio de casos y controles. Se i...
Abstract: Objective: Determine the effect of Seguro Popular (SP) on preventive care utilization among low-income SP beneficiaries and uninsured elders in Mexico. Materials and methods: Fixed-effects instrumental-variable (FE-IV) pseudo-panel estimation from three rounds of the Mexican National Health ...
Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é analisar a evolução no perfil das internações psiquiátricas pelo Sistema Único de Saúde em hospitais psiquiátricos do Estado de Minas Gerais entre 2001 e 2013. Os dados foram obtidos através do Departamento de Informática do SUS. A análise de tendência deu-se...
Abstract Objective To promote informed choice for women and to compare home andhospital births in relation to the Apgar score. Methods Mother's profile and Apgar score of naturally born infants (without forceps assistance) in Brazil between 2011 and 2015, in both settings-hospital or home-were collec...
Abstract Objective To analyze the prescription of antimicrobial agents for pregnant women admitted into the obstetrics service who presented with acute pyelonephritis. Methods Three cross-sectional studies were performed comparing the prescription of antimicrobials for pyelonephritis in pregnant wome...