Mortalidade por causas mal definidas, Brasil, 1979-2002, e um modelo preditivo para idade

Objective:To assess the quality of mortality information by analyzing the frequency of garbage codes (GC) registered as underlying cause-of-death in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods: Data of deaths of residents from 2011 to 2013 were selected. GC causes were classified as proposed by the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2015. They were grouped into GCs from ICD-10 Chapter XVIII and GCs excluding codes of Chapter XVIII. Proportions of GC were calculated by sex, age, and place of occurrence. Results: In Belo Horizonte, 30.5% of the total of 44,123 deaths were GC. Higher proportion of these codes was observed in children (1 to 4 years) and in people aged over 60 years. The following leading GCs observed were: other ill-defined and unspecified causes of death (code R99), unspecified pneumonia ( J18.9), unspecified stroke (hemorrhagic or ischemic) (I64), and unspecified septicemia (A41.9). The proportions of GC were 28.7% and 36.9% in deaths that occurred in hospitals and at home, respectively. An important difference occurred in the GC group from Chapter XVIII of ICD-10: 1.7% occurred in hospitals and 16.9% at home. Conclusion: The high proportions of GC in mortality statistics in Belo Horizonte demonstrated its importance for assessing the quality of information on causes of death.

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Qualidade da informação das estatísticas de mortalidade: códigos garbage declarados como causas de morte em Belo Horizonte, 2011-2013

Ishitani

Teixeira

Abreu

et al. 2017

Rev. bras. epidemiol.

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Quality of cause-of-death data in Brazil: Garbage codes among registered deaths in 2000 and 2015

Teixeira

Naghavi

Guimarães

et al. 2019

Rev. bras. epidemiol.

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Introduction: reliability of mortality data is essential for health assessment and planning. In Brazil, a high proportion of deaths is attributed to causes that should not be considered as underlying causes of deaths, named garbage codes (GC). To tackle this issue, in 2005, the Brazilian Ministry of Health (MoH) implements the investigation of GC-R codes (codes from chapter 18 “Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified, ICD-10”) to improve the quality of cause-of-death data. This study analyzes the GC cause of death, considered as the indicator of data quality, in Brazil, regions, states and municipalities in 2000 and 2015. Methods: death records from the Brazilian Mortality Information System (SIM) were used. Analysis was performed for two GC groups: R codes and non-R codes, such as J18.0-J18.9 (Pneumonia unspecified). Crude and age-standardized rates, number of deaths and proportions were considered. Results: an overall improvement in the quality of mortality data in 2015 was detected, with variations among regions, age groups and size of municipalities. The improvement in the quality of mortality data in the Northeastern and Northern regions for GC-R codes is emphasized. Higher GC rates were observed among the older adults (60+ years old). The differences among the areas observed in 2015 were smaller. Conclusion: the efforts of the MoH in implementing the investigation of GC-R codes have contributed to the progress of data quality. Investment is still necessary to improve the quality of cause-of-death statistics.

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Estudo avaliativo do projeto de investigação de óbitos por códigos garbage na região Norte do Brasil

Benedetti

Saraty

Martins

et al. 2019

Rev. bras. epidemiol.

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RESUMO Introdução: O termo “código garbage” (CG) é usado para designar uma causa básica de óbito pouco útil para o setor de saúde, uma vez que não permite identificar adequadamente ações para prevenção e controle das doenças e agravos de saúde. Objetivo: avaliar os resultados da investigação de óbitos por CG em 17 municípios da região Norte no ano de 2017. Métodos: Estudo transversal sobre a investigação dos óbitos por CG em hospitais públicos de 17 municípios dos 7 estados da região Norte, como parte do projeto Dados para a Saúde do Ministério da Saúde (MS). Nesses hospitais foram revisadas as causas básicas de morte dos óbitos ocorridos em 2017 e aplicado o protocolo de investigação de CG do MS. Resultados: Em 2017, ocorreram 37.082 óbitos nos 17 municípios que participaram do estudo, destes, 29,3% (n = 10.878) eram CG total e, destes, 83,2% eram CG prioritários. Dentre os CG prioritários, 25,9% foram investigados e, destes, 79,1% mudaram a causa básica. Discussão: Observou-se uma grande variação entre os 17 municípios em relação à proporção de CG. Chama atenção que 13 municípios estudados reclassificaram a causa básica de morte em pelo menos 70% dos casos investigados para os CG prioritários. Conclusão: Apesar da melhoria ocorrida com redução na proporção de CG como causa básica de morte nos municípios analisados, ainda se faz necessário maior investimento em capacitação de profissionais e ampliação dos serviços que investigam os óbitos, de modo a permitir a sustentabilidade do projeto na região.

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Mortalidade por causas mal definidas, Brasil, 1979-2002, e um modelo preditivo para idade

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Qualidade da informação das estatísticas de mortalidade: códigos garbage declarados como causas de morte em Belo Horizonte, 2011-2013

Qualidade da informação das estatísticas de mortalidade: códigos garbage declarados como causas de morte em Belo Horizonte, 2011-2013

Quality of cause-of-death data in Brazil: Garbage codes among registered deaths in 2000 and 2015

Estudo avaliativo do projeto de investigação de óbitos por códigos garbage na região Norte do Brasil

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