Hospital Admissions of Cancer Patients in Brazil: Analysis of Palliative Care Needs

Santos, Cledy Eliana dos; Manue, Jose

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“…[41][42][43][44] However, despite the increasing ageing population, the rise of the incidence of cancer, and the emergence of chronic non-communicable diseases, which enhance the need for this type of care in the country, and the fact that the Brazilian Ministry of Health (MOH) includes palliative care as one of the objectives of the National Health System, no data on the size of the population in need of palliative care exist. [45,46] Within the framework of chronic diseases, malignant cancer deserves a differentiated approach, for its high incidence and prevalence, its consumption of large amounts of financial resources, and its big institutional and social burden. [47][48][49] However, as a commitment, international policies have been holding discussions about the expansion of this form of assistance for those people who live with cancer and other chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCD), and this expansion has already started.…”

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Palliative Care in Brazil: With a View to Future Needs?

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Introduction: Chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCD) constitute a health problem of growing magnitude in Brazil, leading concerns, to the Ministry of Health (MOH), about the care of persons with chronic conditions (due to advanced diseases), multiple harms and in need of long-term care, requiring continuous assistance,. However, few data exist on the size of the population potentially in need of palliative care in Brazil. Objective:To estimate the size of the Brazilian population that could benefit from palliative care across 26 federated states and the Federal District.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, using national death certificate and hospital admission data. Brazilian death registration and hospital admission data from 1 st of January to 31 st of December 2014 were analyzed and compared with estimation methods of Rosenwax and Murtagh including all adults (≥ 15 years old) who died in the period of 1 st of January to 31 st of December 2014 in Brazil.Results: the proportion of individuals who died from diseases that indicate palliative care needs at the end of life ranged from 24.6% to 85.2%. Conclusion:Integration of several existing policies, trigger and strengthen actions and integral care to patients with palliative care needs respectful of the specificities of each area as well as to support decision-making and the development of actions in health, in particular to the definition of needs and priorities, the construction of prospective scenarios, and the assessment of ongoing actions.

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“…Hospitalizations for treatment of clinical intercurrences in oncological patients can be conducted in any hospital, regardless of the authorization for high complexity in oncology. According to the retrospective analysis of hospital admissions data recorded in the Hospital Information System of SUS (SIH-SUS), approximately 90% of the hospital admissions made in the procedure "Treatment of Clinics Intercurrences of Cancer Patient" in Brazil were related to palliative care for terminally ill patients [55][56][57][58].…”

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