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- Title
Access to minor surgical procedures in a community family health unit: an initiative for improving care and access as basic health units.
- Authors
Lengruber Sesquim, Dimítra; Souza Ramos, José Lucas; Carreiro Pinasco, Gustavo; Nunes Lopes, Marianna Tamara; Bernadina Dalla, Marcello Dala; Santana Vetis, Marcelo; Pinheiro Bezerra, Italla Maria
- Abstract
It was describe the implantation of small surgical procedures performed by physicians living in a Brazilian Family Health Unit. This is an experience report carried out in the city of Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, describing the introduction of small surgical procedures by the Family and Community Medicine medical residency program in a Basic Health Unit (UBS) of the municipality. The selected US did not have a room for minor surgery procedures or the necessary materials. It was evidenced that the population demanded surgical complaints without resolution of the same ones, being these patients referenced to other specialties.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; OPERATIVE surgery; HEALTH services accessibility; FAMILY health; FAMILY medicine; PUBLIC health
- Publication
Revista Brasileira de Crescimento e Desenvolvimento Humano, 2019, Vol 29, Issue 2, p257
- ISSN
0104-1282
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7322/jhgd.v29.9430