2013
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-12902013000100019
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A utilização dos serviços de atenção básica e de urgência no sus de belo horizonte: problema de saúde, procedimentos e escolha dos serviços

Abstract: Avalia-se o uso das unidades básicas e de urgências do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) de Belo Horizonte (BH). Objetivos: identificar o principal problema de saúde que o cidadão leva à Unidade de Pronto-atendimento (UPA) e à Unidade Básica de Saúde (UBS), considerando as especificidades dos níveis de atenção; caracterizar os principais procedimentos de atenção básica e de média complexidade utilizados nesses serviços, comparativamente. Pesquisa do tipo survey, com aplicação direta de questionário fechado a 997 en… Show more

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“…Similarly to a study (18) conducted in an emergency medical service in the state of Minas Gerais, whose aim was to analyze the predictive value of the MTS with regard to clinical evolution, 83.5% of patients were discharged after care. These findings point to the challenge that primary health care has not yet managed to overcome in the Brazilian scenario: assistance for presentations of low clinical risk in a decisive and responsive way (19) . In addition, hospitalizations occurred in a lower ratio (11.4%).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 94%
“…Similarly to a study (18) conducted in an emergency medical service in the state of Minas Gerais, whose aim was to analyze the predictive value of the MTS with regard to clinical evolution, 83.5% of patients were discharged after care. These findings point to the challenge that primary health care has not yet managed to overcome in the Brazilian scenario: assistance for presentations of low clinical risk in a decisive and responsive way (19) . In addition, hospitalizations occurred in a lower ratio (11.4%).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 94%
“…The care coverage provided does not integrate with care actions, which have proven to be insufficient for the reality of Brazil. 28 The inadequacy of ECU demand has been described both by national 28,29 and international researchers 30,31 . This result suggests that many units of medium complexity address situations that should be accommodated, solved and accompanied by basic care 28,32 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The point of entry to the health system should preferably be basic healthcare 4 , made up of Basic Health Units (UBS) 1,3,[5][6] which, when they work properly, permit the majority of the population's health problems to be resolved, leading to a consequent reduction in lines at the mid-to high-complexity levels 5 . So the most common health problems should be resolved in these UBS, allowing the specialty day clinics and hospitals to get on with their real functions, resulting in greater user satisfaction and a more rational use of existing resources [5][6] .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…So the most common health problems should be resolved in these UBS, allowing the specialty day clinics and hospitals to get on with their real functions, resulting in greater user satisfaction and a more rational use of existing resources [5][6] .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%