Legislation in Hospital Dentistry: Gaps, Perspectives and Desires

Abstract Objective: To analyze the existing state legislation, including not only the ordinary laws, but also their infralegal regulation and the state legislation on Hospital Dentistry. Material and Methods: A survey was carried out in the databases of the Legislative Assemblies of the Brazilian States and the Federal District, as well as the Regional and Federal Councils of Dentistry in Brazil. Subsequently, a survey was carried out in the databases of the Ministry of Health, State Dental Councils and Federal Dental Council in Brazil. Results: Only 8 Brazilian states have legislation in force regarding hospital dentistry, which represents 29.63% of the federative units. Among the Brazilian regions, the Midwest presented the highest prevalence of the laws found (37.50%), followed by the North (25%) and the other regions with the same coverage (12.50%). Also, an orientation and an ordinance from the Ministry of Health, six resolutions from the Federal Council of Dentistry, and a technical note from the National Health Surveillance Agency were found. Conclusion: Several States do not have rules on the subject, making it imperative to create a federal rule that not only imposes the presence of the dentist, but also regulates the proportion of the team, workload, and availability.

Fatores associados as solicitações judiciais para acesso a leitos de UTI no estado de São Paulo / Factors associated with judicial requests for access to ICU beds in the State of São Paulo / Factores asociados a lassolicitudes judiciales de acceso a camas de UCI en el Estado de São Paulo

Introdução: A busca pela judicialização da saúde vem crescendo exponencialmente no país e por isso uma análise de seus efeitos e resultados no sistema de saúde é de extrema importânciapara o correto planejamento em saúde pública. Objetivos: analisar o perfil dos processos de judicialização em saúde referentes às necessidades por leitos de Unidade de Tratamento Intensivo no estado de São Paulo.Métodos: Estudo transversal constituído por todos os acórdãos no Tribunal de Justiça do Estado de São Paulo, no período compreendido entre 2009 e 2019. Os dados foram analisados de forma descritiva e expressos em frequências absolutas. Resultados: Foram selecionadas 299 ações para a análise, sendo a maior demanda tendo como autor principal no âmbito privado (n=292). Houve aumento de 0,66% no número de processos de demanda de leitos de 2009 a 2019 (n=66).Conclusões: Apesar da maioria dos pedidos de processo de judicialização advirem de pacientes com origem na esfera pública de saúde, a maioria dos processos são iniciados pela iniciativa privada. Nesse contexto, o estado necessita elaborar uma maior padronização nos acórdãos de modo a viabilizar com precisão a caracterização do perfil de autoria (AU).

Introduction: The search for healthcare judicialization has been increasing exponentially nationwide. Accordingly, an analysis of its effects and results in the health system is of utmost importance for correct planning in public health.Objectives: To analyze the profile of health lawsuits related to the need for Intensive Care Unit beds in the state of São Paulo.Methods: Crosssectional study consisting of all the judgments in the Court of Justice of the State of São Paulo from 2009 to 2019. The data were analyzed descriptively and expressed as absolute frequencies.Results: Two hundred ninety-nine (299) actions were selected for analysis, with the largest lawsuit having the private sector as the main plaintiff (n=292). There was a 0.66% increase in the number of bed cases from 2009 to 2019 (n=66).Conclusions: Although most lawsuit claims come from patients arising from the public health sphere, most lawsuits are initiated by the private sector. In this context, the state needs to elaborate a greater standardization in the judgments in order to make it possible to characterize plaintiffs' profiles accurately (AU).

Introducción: La búsqueda por la judicialización de la salud viene creciendoexponencialmente en el país y, por lo tanto, un análisis de sus efectos y resultados en el sistema de salud es de suma importancia para una correcta planificación en salud pública.Objetivos: Analizar el perfil de los procesos de judicialización de la salud con relación a las necesidades de camas de la Unidad de Terapia Intensiva en el Estado de São Paulo.Métodos: Estudio transversal compuesto por todas las sentencias del Tribunal de Justicia del Estado de São Paulo, en el período comprendido entre 2009 y2019. Los datos se analizaron descriptivamente y se expresaron en frecuencias absolutas.Resultados: Se seleccionaron para el análisis un total de 299 acciones, de las cuales la mayor demanda tenía como principal demandante el ámbito privado (n=292). Huboun aumento del 0,66% en el número de demandas de camas de 2009 a 2019 (n=66).Conclusiones: Aunque la mayoría de las solicitudes de procesos de judicialización provienen de pacientes procedentes del ámbito sanitario público, la mayoría de los procedimientos son iniciados por la iniciativa privada. En este contexto, el Estado necesita desarrollar juicios más normalizados para caracterizar con precisión el perfil de autoría (AU).

Responsabilidad médica en la atención de pacientes en unidades de cuidados intensivos / Medical liability in the treatment of intensive care unit patients

Critical care medicine was practiced informally during several years, specially during was periods. Nowadays it is, however, a fundamental part of health systems in which patients attain care facilities of increasing complexity in a cost effective manner, according to their needs. The importance of this discipline in Chile, durign its 30 years of developments, has progressively increased and at the present time, intensive care units represent up to 30 percent of the total number of beds in some hospitals. Even though these units requiere great budgets and many resources, teheir place and the role of physicians who work in them has not been recognized adquately by the national medical community. The present document presents the official position of the Chilean Society of Intensive Medicine on the general objectives of this discipline. It indicates the scope of action of the specialty and the role of intensive care physicians, their relationship with other specialties, their duties and responsibilities with their patients