The aim of this research was to describe some aspects of mortality from head and neck cancer patients treated at the University Hospital in the city of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted, describing the characteristics of the deaths from cancer of the head and neck, between 2010 and 2014, using secondary data from the Ministry of Health of Brazil. In the period of data collection, there were 370 deaths caused by head and neck cancer, mainly located in the mouth and tongue area. The highest incidence was male (69.5 %), over 50 years old (85.4%), with no education (27.3%), living in the capital of Alagoas (41.6%), principal place of death the hospital (56.2%). Given these data, it is clear that health services should be prepared for early diagnosis of the disease to mitigate damage and reduce mortality rates. One approach to diagnosis in the initial phase of the disease should be taken for health services in order to decrease the damage and improves the prognosis of the patient, thus avoiding premature mortality.
The aim of this research was to identify the elective surgeries suspension rate and investigate the causes of its cancellation in general surgery service in highly complex hospital. Method: A descriptive, exploratory, prospective and quantitative study was conducted in a university hospital using data from scheduled and canceled elective surgeries in the period from July 2015 to July 2016, which were extracted from MV System. Results: 984 elective surgeries oncology were scheduled during one year, of which 423 (43.4%) were canceled. 258 (32.3%) cancellations occurred in the morning. The main reason for cancellation was related with the patient seen in 269 cases (63.6%). Conclusion: The number of cancellations was high, and the suspensions can and should be controlled and restricted. It is recommended the awareness of everyone involved in such a situation to which seeks a reduction in suspension rates and subsequently joint efforts to implement measures to restrict the most of this event.
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