Developing software IVO for clinical, laboratory, therapeutic and cost data collection for Sickle Cell Anemia

The challenge to improve the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is to plan for managers and health professionals, as well as to estimate the necessary costs. To this end, research should be developed to support the health area, with emphasis on the development of software that complements data collection. For these reasons, the objective of this study is to describe the development of software for the collection of cost information and clinical, laboratory and therapeutic data of patients with SCD, which can be used in the future by other areas of health. This is an experimental and applied research focused on technological production. The applied process model was incremental and followed the steps of communication, planning, modeling and development.  The first version is in the testing phase and presents the record format, does not require internet connection, can interact with Windows®, Linux® or MacOS® operating systems and encrypt data for storage. In the next increments, the customization of the fields with a broad structure for data collection; data export in spreadsheet format for use in external tools; creation of customized reports and central database stands out

Clinical Epidemiological Profile And Warning Signs Of Dengue

Dengue is an arbovirus transmitted to human beings by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, characterized as a systemic viral infection of rapid geographical expansion and today, it a major global infectious problem with the potential risk of death for the individuals affected. Objective: To describe the clinical and epidemiological profile and the most frequent and relevant warning signs of confirmed dengue cases occurred in Campo Grande, the capital of Mato Grosso do Sul (MS), Midwestern Brazil, during 2013 epidemic. Method: This is a descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional and retrospective study conducted through analysis of patients´ records treated at two public hospitals of reference for treatment of infectious and parasitic diseases (IPD) in the city of Campo Grande/MS, Brazil, during an epidemic in 2013. Results: There were 91 confirmed cases of dengue analyzed; 86 of them met the criteria for the diagnosis of dengue with warning signs (DCWS) and five as severe dengue (SD). There was a predominance of females with 60% for cases of DCWA and 64% for SD. The age ranged from 42.65 (±2.22) for cases of DCWS and 60.40 (±6.98) years old for cases of SD. The Warning Signs associated with worsening of the disease were abrupt decreasing in platelets, dyspnea, hypothermia, confusion and psychomotor agitation. Three of the five cases of SD died (60%).Conclusion: The epidemiological situation of dengue in the city of Campo Grande/MS is configured as a public health problem. It is emphasized the importance of developing measures to control and combat of the disease, as well as entomological, sanitary and health surveillance become indispensable