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11/Oct/2023
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2023AO0174
Highlights Sanitary restriction measures had a strong impact on usual performance indicators from a selected group of private hospitals in Brazil. Pregnancies and deliveries continued to constitute an important proportion of hospital admissions because they did not depend on external restrictions. Hospital costs increased due to increased utilization of more expensive Personal Protection Equipment (due to lack of availability or much higher demand). ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the operational and/or financial impacts of regulatory measures implemented by the National Agency […]
Keywords: Brazil; Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency; Coronavirus infections; Cost of illness; COVID-19; Health care costs; Hospitals; Pandemics; private
23/Oct/2019
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AO4682
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the epidemiological data of hypertension in pregnant women, as well as to identify its possible associated events. Methods Data collection was performed at the high-risk prenatal outpatient clinic and in the maternity ward at a public hospital in the São Paulo city, during the morning and afternoon periods, from October 2015 to July 2016. A questionnaire with 22 questions prepared by the researchers was used. The margin of error was 5% and the confidence level was […]
Keywords: Health Services; Hospitals; Pregnancy complications/epidemiology; Pregnancy-induced hypertension/epidemiology
04/Jul/2018
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082018AO4189
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine frequency of dysphagia risk and associated factors in hospitalized patients as well as to evaluate nutritional status by using different methods and correlate the status with scores of the Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10). Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including 909 inpatients of a philanthropic hospital. For the diagnosis of dysphagia we used an adapted and validated Brazilian version of the Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10). The nutritional status was evaluated through the subjective global assessment, and […]
Keywords: Deglutition disorders; Hospitals; Malnutrition; Nutrition assessment