Internações por condições sensíveis à atenção básica no município de Pontão/RS

Abstract

Introduction: Hospitalizations for conditions sensitive to primary care (ICSAP) are an indicator of the effectiveness of primary health care. It is understood that a sensitive hospitalization occurs because the level of health care in question was not able to solve this demand, either because the service was not able to solve it, or because primary care was not effective in capturing the patient with a sensitive condition. Objective: To describe ICSAP in the city of Pontão / RS by sex, age, skin color, urban or rural area, ICD-10, date and hospital institution and most prevalent causes. Methods: This is a quantitative ecological study. Data were collected from the Hospitalization Authorization Authorities present at the Pontão / RS Health Department. Results: The ICSAP in relation to the total number of hospitalizations authorized by Pontão / RS from 2017 to 2018 was 21.1%. As for the profile, 52.1% were female, 51.1% live in the urban area. In addition, 62% are aged 60 years or over, 38.8% of HACSC are caused by the cardiovascular system and 29.6% are related to the respiratory system. Conclusion: the characteristics for greater risk of sensitive hospitalization are being a woman, resident in the urban area, aged 60 or over and with conditions of the cardiovascular and respiratory system. Keywords: Primary Health Care; ICSAP; Health impact assessment; Family Health; Health Services Evaluation.