Profile Of Hypertensive Patients Registered In A Basic Health Unit

Objective: To identify the socio-demographic profile of hypertensive patients registered in HIPERDIA in a Basic Health Unit in the city of Parnamirim-RN and to analyze their perception about this system. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study with a quantitative approach, applying a questionnaire with objective questions to 100 volunteer patients who fit the established inclusion criteria. Data were collected in February and March 2016. Results: It was found a predominance of women, aged 40 to 49 years old, white and black, with incomplete high school, living with a partner and children. Most individuals reported excellent access to diagnosis of the disease, good understanding of the Hypertension and adherence to treatment. They considered the delivery of drugs by UBS as well as nursing care received as good. They reported rarely participating in health education activities and realized a great change in the quality of life with the completion of treatment. Conclusions: It is concluded that the HIPERDIA need some improvements by both managers as by health professionals so that it could better assist the demands of patients.   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3823/233

Risk Factors for Perinatal Asphyxia in Newborns Delivered at Term

Abstract Perinatal asphyxia is defined as harm to the fetus or the newborn caused by hypoxia and/or ischemia of various organs with intensity to produce biochemical and/or functional changes. Understanding the risk factors for this clinical condition allows the identification of vulnerable groups, enabling an improvement in care planning in the perinatal period in neonatal intensive care units. In this sense, this research aimed to identify risk factors for perinatal asphyxia present in newborns term that showed record for this clinical condition. This was a cross-sectional, retrospective documentary, quantitative and descriptive, conducted from data from medical records of 55 infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit. As for maternal characteristics (78.0%) had between 16 and 35 years, only one child (53.0%) and (76.0%) had no prior history of miscarriage. As for pre-existing diseases or pregnancy (38.0%) developed by Hypertensive Pregnancy Specific disease (02.0%) were suffering from Hypertension and (02.0%) of Diabetes Mellitus. As for newborns, most infants had birth weight (43.6%) and correlation with gestational age (78.2%) compatible for good conditions of birth. Only (20.0%) of the infants had a difficult labor. It stood out although there was a slight predominance of severe asphyxia (50.9%) in the first minute and (45.5%) of the infants had record release intrauterine meconium. It was concluded that most mothers and newborns did not have risk factors for perinatal asphyxia, thus, this fact could be attributed to the structural conditions of service, especially in the care during labor, delivery and immediate assistance newborn

Hospitalizations and hospital cost from cardiovascular diseases in Brazil

This study aimed to estimate the number and average cost of hospitalizations from cardiovascular diseases in Brazil. Descriptive, retrospective study with a quantitative approach, on the number and hospitalization cost from cardiovascular diseases (acute myocardial infarction, hypertension and heart failure) in Brazil. The research was conducted by using secondary data, available online at the Department of Health System Information, from 2008 to September 2015. Cardiovascular diseases were responsible for significant numbers of hospitalizations especially for heart failure representing higher admissions. As for costs, there was stability in the amount paid for the cases of hospitalizations by hypertension and increasing costs in Heart Failure and Acute Myocardial Infarction. Cardiovascular diseases continue to relate to the large increase in hospitalization rates from the analysis of the expenses of the Unified Health System with the Public Health