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- Title
HOSPITAL MORBIDITY AND FINANCIAL IMPACTS FOR UROLITHIASIS IN BAHIA, BRAZIL.
- Authors
de Souza Júnior, Edison Vitório; Ferreira Moreira, Sávio Luiz; Souza Rosa, Randson; Pires Cruz, Diego; Narriman Silva de Oliveira Boery, Rita; Nagib Boery, Eduardo
- Abstract
Objective: to describe the cases of hospital morbidity and financial impacts for urolithiasis in the state of Bahia, Brazil, 2012-2016. Methods: this was an epidemiological, cross-sectional and descriptive study based on secondary data from the Information Technology Department of the Unified Health System. The variables collected were: sex, age groups, costs and race notified in the cited period. Results: it were registered 15.171 cases of hospital morbidity for urolithiasis, which corresponds to 0,46% of all hospitalizations. The greatest prevalence occurred in the east macro region (n=6.920), among males (n=7.815), aged between 35 and 39 years old (n=1.877) and ignored color/race (n=8.031). The urolithiasis generated a financial impact superior to 5,5 millions of reais to the Single Health System. Conclusion: according to the results, there is the need to make the east macro region as priority for actions of control and prevention of the pathology.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; HOSPITALS; HEALTH policy; CROSS-sectional method; RESEARCH methodology; AGE distribution; MEDICAL care; PATIENTS; DISEASES; MEDICAL care costs; POPULATION geography; SEX distribution; HOSPITAL care; DISEASE prevalence; URINARY calculi; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research; SECONDARY analysis; HEALTH planning
- Publication
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental, 2021, Vol 13, Issue 1, p50
- ISSN
1809-6107
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.9789/2175-5361.rpcfo.v13.7167