Emergency department visits for ambulatory care sensitive conditions

Authors

  • Ana Cláudia Medeiros Galvão de Lima Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem, Programa de PósGraduação
  • Lúcia Yasuko Izumi Nichiata Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem em Saúde Coletiva
  • Daiana Bonfim Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/s1980-220x2017042103414

Keywords:

Primary Care Nursing, Primary Health Care, Hospitalization, Unified Health System

Abstract

Objective: To describe emergency department visits for ambulatory care sensitive conditions. Method: Exploratory, descriptive, ecological, quantitative study. From January 2015 to December 2016, was accessed the database with information of visits performed in an emergency department located in the region of Campo Limpo, municipality of São Paulo. A 99% confidence interval was considered for the incidence of visits with identification of ambulatory care sensitive conditions, and a margin of error of 0.4%. The analyzes were performed with use of the statistical package SPSS. Results: We found 434,883 visits, of which 17.1% were due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions, mostly of women and children up to 4 years of age. The reason for most visits were ear, nose and throat infections (45.4%). There was a higher chance of visits for the indicator in chronic patients (p<0.001). Conclusion: This study demonstrated the emergency department ambulatory care sensitive conditions visits that may indicate poor access to primary care.

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Published

2019-03-12

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How to Cite

Lima, A. C. M. G. de, Nichiata, L. Y. I., & Bonfim, D. (2019). Emergency department visits for ambulatory care sensitive conditions. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 53, e03414. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1980-220x2017042103414