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      Causas evitáveis na lista de espera para internação em unidades de terapia intensiva Translated title: Avoidable causes on the waiting list for admissions to intensive care units

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          Resumo Objetivo avaliar a ocorrência de causas de mortalidade evitáveis na lista de espera de pacientes nas unidades de terapia intensiva. Métodos mil e duzentas e doze inscrições de pacientes de todas as faixas etárias foram analisadas e classificadas de acordo com o Sistema Único de Saúde para as causas de mortalidade evitável. Estatística descritiva para taxas de frequência simples, relativas e médias foi empregada para a análise comparativa das variáveis. Resultados casos de doenças não transmissíveis, entre as causas evitáveis de mortalidade, ocupavam mais de 80,0% de leitos da unidade de terapia intensiva. Internações incluíam doenças dos aparelhos circulatório e respiratório, especialmente em pacientes com mais de 40 anos de idade, juntamente com causas externas e as consequências da gravidez e puerpério, com taxas de mortalidade no grupo de 15-39 anos. Conclusão a alta proporção de pacientes com doenças de causas evitáveis na lista de espera para internação em unidades de terapia intensiva sugere que são necessárias melhorias nos programas relacionados à prevenção de doenças, principalmente de doenças não transmissíveis.

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          Abstract Objective to evaluate occurrence of avoidable-mortality causes on the waiting list of patients at the intensive care units. Methods one thousand, two hundred and twelve enrollments of patients from all age groups were analyzed and classified according to the Brazilian Health System for causes of avoidable mortality. Descriptive statistics for simple, relative and mean frequency rates were employed for the comparative analysis of the variables. Results cases of non-communicable diseases, among the avoidable-mortality causes, occupied more than 80.0% of intensive care unit´s beds. Hospitalizations comprised illnesses of the circulatory and respiratory apparatus, especially in patients over 40 years old, together with the external causes and consequences of pregnancy and puerperium with mortality rates within the 15-39 age group. Conclusion the high proportion of patients with diseases from avoidable causes on the waiting list for intensive care units hospitalization suggest that improvements in the programs involved with the prevention of diseases, especially non-communicable diseases, are needed.

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                Journal
                rene
                Rev Rene
                Rev. Rene
                Universidade Federal do Ceará (Fortaleza, CE, Brazil )
                1517-3852
                2175-6783
                February 2016
                : 17
                : 1
                : 36-43
                Affiliations
                [1] Maringá Paraná orgnameCentro Universitário de Maringá Brazil
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                S1517-38522016000100036 S1517-3852(16)01700136
                10.15253/2175-6783.2016000100006
                e4286dea-1643-43c4-8fee-3a27c2fc182c

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                : 16 September 2015
                : 08 January 2016
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 20, Pages: 8
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                Mortality,Chronic Disease,Sistema Único de Saúde,Doença Crônica,Mortalidade,Unified Health System

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