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Tendência dos gastos e das internações por condições sensíveis à Atenção Primária em menores de cinco anos na Bahia, Brasil

Resumo Este estudo analisou a tendência dos gastos e das Internações por Condições Sensíveis à Atenção Primária (ICSAP) em crianças residentes na Bahia. Trata-se de um estudo ecológico de série temporal, na Bahia, de 2000 a 2012. Foram calculadas as taxas anuais de ICSAP em menores de cinco ...

Tendência temporal das internações por pneumonia em adultos e idosos na cidade do Salvador-Bahia, no período de 2003 a 2016

Introdução: a pneumonia é uma doença infecciosa aguda do sistema respiratório que representa um grave problema de saúde pública no Brasil e no mundo. Objetivo: descrever a distribuição das internações por pneumonia em indivíduos residentes no município de Salvador, Estado da Bahia, no perío...

Monetary costs and hospital burden associated with the management of invasive fungal infections in Mexico: a multicenter study

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Background: Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) affect >1.5 million people per year. Nevertheless, IFIs are usually neglected and underdiagnosed. IFIs should be considered as a public-health problem and major actions should be taken to tackle them and their associated costs. Aim To report the ...

Out-of-pocket payments in hospital bills: a challenge to management

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Objetive: To analyse out-of-pocket payments (OOP) by health insurance company in hospital bills. Method: Cross-sectional study with quantitative approach. The information was obtained in the database of a health insurance company in the north of Paraná State and categorised into administrativ...

Profile and costs involved in long-term compulsory hospitalization of psychiatric patients

Objective: Involuntary hospitalization for acute psychiatry cases can be acceptable when there is potential harm. However, there are few reasons for a patient committed on these grounds to stay in an institution for a long period. The objective of the present study was to identify the profile and costs o...

Socioeconomic factors and risk for hospitalisation due to asthma in children in the municipalities of Mato Grosso State, Brazil

Abstract This ecological study used data accumulated between 2001 and 2012 hospital admissions of children under five years of age with asthma in 141 municipalities in the Mato Grosso. Hospital data were extracted from the SIH/SUS system, and hospitalisation rates were estimated using the Bayesian infere...

Costos directos de infección respiratoria baja por VRS en menores de un año

Rev. chil. pediatr; 89 (4), 2018
INTRODUCCIÓN: Dada la alta prevalencia de infecciones respiratorias en lactantes hospitalizados por Virus Respiratorio Sincicial (VRS), el objetivo de este estudio apuntó a determinar los costos directos de esta infección. PACIENTES Y MÉTODO: Estudio prospectivo longitudinal en lactantes menores de...

Correlação entre a complexidade das lesões coronarianas e os níveis de Troponina ultrassensível em pacientes com Síndrome Coronariana Aguda

Fundamento: As doenças cardiovasculares são a principal causa de morte no Brasil. Marcadores bioquímicos possuem importância diagnóstica e prognóstica nas síndromes coronarianas agudas (SCAs), sendo a troponina o biomarcador preferido. Estudos já demonstram relação positiva entre e...

Estimated costs of hospitalization due to coronary artery disease attributable to familial hypercholesterolemia in the Brazilian public health system

ABSTRACT Objective: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in Brazil, imposing substantial economic burden on the health care system. Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is known to greatly increase the risk of premature coronary artery disease (CAD). This study aimed to estimate the econ...

Cost-utility of quadrivalent versus trivalent influenza vaccine in Brazil - comparison of outcomes from different static model types

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Background: Influenza burden in Brazil is considerable with 4.2-6.4 million cases in 2008 and influenza-like-illness responsible for 16.9% of hospitalizations. Cost-effectiveness of influenza vaccination may be assessed by different types of models, with limitations due to data availability, as...