Avoidable causes on the waiting list for admissions to intensive care units

Objective: to evaluate occurrence of avoidable-mortality causes on the waiting list of patients at the intensive care units. Methods: one thousand, two hundred and twelve enrollments of patients from all age groups were analyzed and classified according to the Brazilian Health System for causes of a...

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Main Authors: Guido Luis Gomes Otto, Marielle Priscila de Paula Silva, Cássia Kely Favoreto Costa, Marcelo Picinin Bernuci, Mirian Ueda Yamaguchi
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2016-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2643
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author Guido Luis Gomes Otto
Marielle Priscila de Paula Silva
Cássia Kely Favoreto Costa
Marcelo Picinin Bernuci
Mirian Ueda Yamaguchi
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description Objective: to evaluate occurrence of avoidable-mortality causes on the waiting list of patients at the intensive care units. Methods: one thousand, two hundred and twelve enrollments of patients from all age groups were analyzed and classified according to the Brazilian Health System for causes of avoidable mortality. Descriptive statistics for simple, relative and mean frequency rates were employed for the comparative analysis of the variables. Results: cases of non-communicable diseases, among the avoidable-mortality causes, occupied more than 80.0% of intensive care unit´s beds. Hospitalizations comprised illnesses of the circulatory and respiratory apparatus, especially in patients over 40 years old, together with the external causes and consequences of pregnancy and puerperium with mortality rates within the 15-39 age group. Conclusion: the high proportion of patients with diseases from avoidable causes on the waiting list for intensive care units hospitalization suggest that improvements in the programs involved with the prevention of diseases, especially non-communicable diseases, are needed.
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spelling doaj-art-1497042eeb2b48a1844339954a34f6b52025-08-24T12:50:57ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832016-02-01171Avoidable causes on the waiting list for admissions to intensive care unitsGuido Luis Gomes OttoMarielle Priscila de Paula SilvaCássia Kely Favoreto CostaMarcelo Picinin BernuciMirian Ueda YamaguchiObjective: to evaluate occurrence of avoidable-mortality causes on the waiting list of patients at the intensive care units. Methods: one thousand, two hundred and twelve enrollments of patients from all age groups were analyzed and classified according to the Brazilian Health System for causes of avoidable mortality. Descriptive statistics for simple, relative and mean frequency rates were employed for the comparative analysis of the variables. Results: cases of non-communicable diseases, among the avoidable-mortality causes, occupied more than 80.0% of intensive care unit´s beds. Hospitalizations comprised illnesses of the circulatory and respiratory apparatus, especially in patients over 40 years old, together with the external causes and consequences of pregnancy and puerperium with mortality rates within the 15-39 age group. Conclusion: the high proportion of patients with diseases from avoidable causes on the waiting list for intensive care units hospitalization suggest that improvements in the programs involved with the prevention of diseases, especially non-communicable diseases, are needed.https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2643MortalityChronic DiseaseUnified Health System.
spellingShingle Guido Luis Gomes Otto
Marielle Priscila de Paula Silva
Cássia Kely Favoreto Costa
Marcelo Picinin Bernuci
Mirian Ueda Yamaguchi
Avoidable causes on the waiting list for admissions to intensive care units
Rev Rene
Mortality
Chronic Disease
Unified Health System.
title Avoidable causes on the waiting list for admissions to intensive care units
title_full Avoidable causes on the waiting list for admissions to intensive care units
title_fullStr Avoidable causes on the waiting list for admissions to intensive care units
title_full_unstemmed Avoidable causes on the waiting list for admissions to intensive care units
title_short Avoidable causes on the waiting list for admissions to intensive care units
title_sort avoidable causes on the waiting list for admissions to intensive care units
topic Mortality
Chronic Disease
Unified Health System.
url https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2643
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