Maria de Fátima Meinberg Cheade

Characterization of tuberculosis among HIV/AIDS patients at a referral center in Mato Grosso do Sul.

Tuberculosis was investigated regarding its clinical presentation, treatment outcome and sociodemographic profile among HIV patients attended at a referral center in Mato Grosso do Sul, in 2003-2005. Sixty-six medical files on patients over 14 years of age and data from the Brazilian National Information System for Notifiable Diseases relating to tuberculosis and from the Mortality Information System were analyzed. Most of the patients were male, white, of low schooling level and from urban areas. Increased extrapulmonary clinical presentation was found and it correlated with the degree of immunological competence. The main reasons for ceasing treatment were cure (reached after longer-than-expected follow-up) and death (of six patients at the beginning of the tuberculosis treatment). Information gaps were found in the tuberculosis notification records and medical files. The study revealed the need for early diagnosis of tuberculosis among HIV-positive patients, improvements in medical records and follow-up beyond the recommended duration, because of changes to the clinical evolution of tuberculosis in cases of comorbidity with HIV.

SITUAÇÃO DOS HOSPITAIS DE REFERÊNCIA PARA IMPLANTAÇÃO/FUNCIONAMENTO DO NÚCLEO DE SEGURANÇA DO PACIENTE

Este estudo objetivou conhecer a situacao dos hospitais de referencia quanto ao uso de normas e protocolos sobre seguranca do paciente diante da implantacao da respectiva politica nacional. Foi realizado um estudo descritivo de abordagem quantitativa nos seis hospitais de referencia de Mato Grosso do Sul em 2014, com o uso de um roteiro desenvolvido a partir do arcabouco normativo da Politica Nacional de Seguranca do Paciente, resolucoes da Vigilância Sanitaria e recomendacoes da Organizacao Mundial de Saude. Os achados evidenciam que mesmo com o Nucleo de Seguranca do Paciente implantado, protocolos como de profilaxia cirurgica, de checagem de verificacao de cirurgias, notificacoes de eventos adversos sao cumpridos. Ha falta de estrutura em algumas instituicoes hospitalares que prejudicam o pleno desenvolvimento de protocolos como falta de profissionais, de equipamentos e materiais. Os resultados apontam que a existencia de resolucoes e normas nao sao suficientes para garantir a seguranca do paciente.

Hemodialysis services: are public policies turned to guaranteeing the access?

The increasing incidence of chronic renal failure in Brazil and the consequential expansion of hemodialysis as a choice for treatment in final stage have to be taken into account to guarantee access to those in need. The ecological study conducted in Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, in 2012, using data from the Brazilian Health Informatics Department (DATASUS) and from the analysis of medical records in 12 clinics, identified and mapped patients on hemodialysis, the distance they travelled and the estimated number of patients. The prevalence of hemodialysis patients in Mato Grosso do Sul State, about 55 per 100,000 inhabitants, is similar to the national average. The analyses indicated concentration of patients in counties with clinics and also geographical gaps that generate displacement of over 100km for more than 16% of patients. The results point to the necessity of strengthening public policies that consider, for decision-making, the decentralization of service, the expansion of home care and the follow-up education for professionals.

Serviços de hemodiálise: as políticas públicas estão voltadas à garantia do acesso?

The increasing incidence of chronic renal failure in Brazil and the consequential expansion of hemodialysis as a choice for treatment in final stage have to be taken into account to guarantee access to those in need. The ecological study conducted in Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, in 2012, using data from the Brazilian Health Informatics Department (DATASUS) and from the analysis of medical records in 12 clinics, identified and mapped patients on hemodialysis, the distance they travelled and the estimated number of patients. The prevalence of hemodialysis patients in Mato Grosso do Sul State, about 55 per 100,000 inhabitants, is similar to the national average. The analyses indicated concentration of patients in counties with clinics and also geographical gaps that generate displacement of over 100km for more than 16% of patients. The results point to the necessity of strengthening public policies that consider, for decision-making, the decentralization of service, the expansion of home care and the follow-up education for professionals.

Servicios de hemodiálisis: ¿las políticas públicas están dirigidas a garantizar el acceso?

The increasing incidence of chronic renal failure in Brazil and the consequential expansion of hemodialysis as a choice for treatment in final stage have to be taken into account to guarantee access to those in need. The ecological study conducted in Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, in 2012, using data from the Brazilian Health Informatics Department (DATASUS) and from the analysis of medical records in 12 clinics, identified and mapped patients on hemodialysis, the distance they travelled and the estimated number of patients. The prevalence of hemodialysis patients in Mato Grosso do Sul State, about 55 per 100,000 inhabitants, is similar to the national average. The analyses indicated concentration of patients in counties with clinics and also geographical gaps that generate displacement of over 100km for more than 16% of patients. The results point to the necessity of strengthening public policies that consider, for decision-making, the decentralization of service, the expansion of home care and the follow-up education for professionals.