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- Title
HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENT AND ITS FINANCIAL IMPACTS IN NORTHEAST BRAZIL.
- Authors
Vitório de Souza Júnior, Edison; da Silva Santos, Gabriele; Oliveira de Jesus, Amélia Letícia; Fraga de Souza, Débora; Freitas Maia, Tayná; Soledade de Jesus, Mariana Alves; de Oliveira Boery, Rita Narriman Silva; Nagib Boery, Eduardo
- Abstract
Objective: to analyze the records on the accomplishment of hemodialysis treatment and its financial impacts in Northeast Brazil, between 2014 and 2017. Method: this is a quantitative, descriptive and ecological study, with data from the Outpatient Information System. The options related to hemodialysis were selected, resulting in eight types of procedures. Data were analyzed by means of descriptive and simple statistics and presented as tables. Results: there were 11,837,165 hemodialysis procedures. There was higher prevalence of hemodialysis in Bahia (24.6%) and in elective character (97.9%). Moreover, the financial impact exceeding R$ 2.2 billion, higher prevalence of burden in Bahia (24.6%) and the procedure carried out up to three times per week are responsible for 93.6% of the total costs. Conclusion: there was a growing behavior in the number of hemodialysis procedures, implying increased public costs and becoming an economic burden for the Unified Health System. This study provides subsidies to encourage the adherence, strengthening and enhancement of Basic Care, especially in relation to the increased quality of care to users with risk factors.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; TREATMENT of chronic kidney failure; CHRONIC kidney failure; ECOLOGICAL research; HEMODIALYSIS; OUTPATIENT services in hospitals; HOSPITAL information systems; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL quality control; MEDICAL care costs; PUBLIC health; COST analysis; QUANTITATIVE research; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Journal of Nursing UFPE / Revista de Enfermagem UFPE, 2019, Vol 13, p365
- ISSN
1981-8963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5205/1981-8963.2019.239674