2001
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-35862001000400005
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Doenças respiratórias como causa de internações hospitalares de pacientes do Sistema Único de Saúde num serviço terciário de clínica médica na região nordeste do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract: Objetivo: Levantamento epidemiológico das internações hospitalares por doenças respiratórias no Serviço de Clínica Médica do Hospital Geral de Caxias do Sul no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, região sul do Brasil. Pacientes e métodos: Estudo retrospectivo realizado no Hospital Universitário entre novembro de 1998 e novembro de 1999. Os dados de: a) causa primária da internação; b) doenças associadas; c) variação sazonal; d) duração da internação; e) mortalidade foram obtidos do arquivo médico informatizado do SCM… Show more

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“…This seasonality, which corresponds to the colder period of the year, was also observed in several regions of Brazil, such as the states of Rio Grande do Sul (14) and São Paulo (4) and the cities of Maceió (15) and Belém (16) . In Fortaleza, however, the period with the highest number of hospitalizations comprehends However, on the other hand, it could be a consequence of the conditions and quality of healthcare and the resources available/offered.…”
Section: Introductionsupporting
confidence: 59%
“…This seasonality, which corresponds to the colder period of the year, was also observed in several regions of Brazil, such as the states of Rio Grande do Sul (14) and São Paulo (4) and the cities of Maceió (15) and Belém (16) . In Fortaleza, however, the period with the highest number of hospitalizations comprehends However, on the other hand, it could be a consequence of the conditions and quality of healthcare and the resources available/offered.…”
Section: Introductionsupporting
confidence: 59%
“…This suggests that the behavior of the ARDs in the municipality of Forltaleza is different than that observed in the Southeast region of the country. 2,5 The age groups utilized in this study represented a limitation for a more detailed analysis of ARD among the elderly. These age groups were defined for acute diarrheas and ARD during the cholera epidemic in the Northeast, when the greatest concern was early detection of cholera and monitoring ARD during in- fancy.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…11 Both in developed and in developing countries, respiratory diseases represent a great proportion of infant morbidity and, therefore, exert great pressure on health care services. 10,11 ARDs are responsible for approximately one fifth of the hospital admissions in the Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) 5 [Brazilian Public Health System].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Alguns estudos mostram uma relação sazonal nas hospitalizações por asma e nos atendimentos ambulatoriais pela mesma causa em várias regiões do Brasil 13,14 . No que se refere à Amazônia brasileira, vários estudos apontam a importância da associação entre a sazonalidade climática e a ocorrência de doenças respiratórias, com predominância no período de seca 15,16 .…”
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