BREAST CANCER IN WOMEN IN BRAZIL: ANALYSIS OF THE INTERFACE PROFILE OF THE UNIFIED HEALTH SYSTEM

FREITAS, A.P (Centro Universitário UNIRG), MOTA , V. J. D (Centro Universitário UNIRG), DELMONDES, T. F. D (Centro Universitário UNIRG), FONSECA, A. P. C (Centro Universitário UNIRG), LIMA, R. S (Centro Universitário UNIRG), ANJOS, F. C. Q. S (Centro Univ

 

Centro Universitário UNIRGTo analyze the hospitalization rate and compare it with the number of deaths, and to evaluate the average length of hospitalization of these patients in different regions of Brazil. A cross-sectional study was carried out based on data from the analysis of the profile of hospitalizations in the Unified Health System, of women with breast cancer in Brazil, registered in the Database of the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System (DATASUS). We analyzed data on hospitalization, mean length of stay and deaths, due to breast cancer, in all regions of Brazil. A total of 170,401 hospitalizations for malignant neoplasm’s of the breast were reported in the five national regions from, January/2014-November/2016, first in the southeast region with 51.623% (n=87.967) and secondly the northeast with 20.964% are the highest indexes. As for the average length of stay in hospital admissions, there was a significant discrepancy in the north region, with a mean stay of 5.4 followed by the northeast region with an average of 3.8; It was observed that the national average reaches 3.7. The death rates due to this neoplasm were 14,254 cases. These values were higher in the southeast and northeast, with the north region with the lowest death register with 3.22% of deaths. The results of this study showed that comparing hospitalization rate with the number of deaths, a high mortality from this condition was observed 8.336%.In addition, there was still a long period of hospitalization in the northern region when compared to the other regions, which further increased the financial costs to the public coffers. In view of the above,it was further noted the need for more work to elucidate the problems and the adoption of more efficient public health policies aimed at reducing both mortality and hospital expenses.Breast neoplasm, Hospitalization, Women’s health