Prognostic role of renal replacement therapy among hospitalized patients with heart failure in the Brazilian national public health system.

Introduction: Data on patients hospitalized with acute heart failure in Brazil scarce.

Methods: We performed a cross-sectional, retrospective, records-based study using data retrieved from a large public database of heart failure admissions to any hospital from the Brazilian National Public Health System (SUS) (SUS Hospital Information System [SIHSUS] registry) to determine the in-hospital all-cause mortality rate, in-hospital renal replacement therapy rate and its association with outcome.

Results: In total, 910,128 hospitalizations due to heart failure were identified in the SIHSUS registry between April 2017 and August 2021, of which 106,383 (11.

The economic impact of asthma on private healthcare system in Brazil: Economic impact of asthma in Brazil.

To assess healthcare resource utilization and costs of patients with asthma in Brazilian Supplementary Healthcare System, focusing on hospitalization data. Retrospective cohort study, using data from an administrative database of a private company (Orizon). Patients aged ≥ 12 years with at least one record of emergency visit/hospitalization in the database with the ICD-10 J45 between January/2010 and June/2015 were included and followed until June/2016, death or inactivation of health plan.

Trend of self-reported asthma prevalence in Brazil from 2003 to 2013 in adults and factors associated with prevalence.

Objectives: To determine the trend of self-reported asthma diagnosed prevalence and to describe the factors associated with asthma in Brazilian adults.

Method: Epidemiological cross-sectional study based on databases analysis from three national household surveys: Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios (PNAD) 2003, PNAD 2008 and Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde (PNS) 2013. Participants between 18-45 years old were included.

Access to continued-use medication among older adults, Brazil.

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and associated access factors for all continued-use prescription drugs and the ways in which they can be obtained. METHODS Data was obtained from the 2008 Household National Survey. The sample comprised 27,333 individuals above 60 years who reported that they used continued-use prescription drugs.