2019
DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232018245.14852017
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Avaliação da investigação de óbitos por causas mal definidas no estado da Bahia, Brasil, em 2010

Abstract: Resumo A investigação de óbitos por causas mal definidas (CMD) tem sido uma estratégia utilizada pelos serviços de saúde para redução do percentual destes óbitos. Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a adesão dos municípios na utilização de formulários preconizados na investigação de óbitos por CMD e o impacto destas investigações na redução percentual desses óbitos no Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade. Analisou-se a utilização dos formulários Investigação do Óbito com Causa Mal Definida (IOCMD) e aut… Show more

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“…Besides, we could observe an increase over time in hospital revisions and also in home deaths. In fact, the proportions of home interviews would have been even higher if we consider that they might been included among those investigated through several sources 6 . Although causes of death detected through verbal autopsy are considered less valid 8 , most home interviews have information of the deceased's health experience 17 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Besides, we could observe an increase over time in hospital revisions and also in home deaths. In fact, the proportions of home interviews would have been even higher if we consider that they might been included among those investigated through several sources 6 . Although causes of death detected through verbal autopsy are considered less valid 8 , most home interviews have information of the deceased's health experience 17 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A physician should fill out the part of cause of death conclusion into the VA form, herein presented in the same way as the DC form. After that, a coder using an automated program selects the underlying cause of death, which is included in the SIM as a reclassified cause 3,5,6 .…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It also requires better training of medical students and resident physicians for correct completion of death certificates. Considering this context, it is highlighted that the GC investigation process is subject to issues related to the structure of the service (human and material resources) and of processes (flows and adequacy as to technical standards) 23 . The activities for investigation of deaths by GC should be a procedure to be fostered and effectively incorporated into health surveillance.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ill-defined causes, belonging to Chapter XVIII of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th version (ICD-10), represent a gap in knowledge about the causes of death 4 . They refer to cases without medical assistance and to those in which there was assistance, but it was not possible to determine the underlying cause of death or the physician declared only one symptom or sign 2,3,[5][6][7] .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…From this perspective, since 2006 the Ministry of Health (MH) has incorporated the investigation of ill-defined causes as routine of epidemiological surveillance 2,[5][6][7][8] . As a probable result of the national effort to clarify the question, in 2016 Brazil showed a proportion of 5.8% of ill-defined causes, the North (7.8%) and Northeast (7.2%) regions being responsible for the greater accumulation of deaths caused by these causes.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%