Epidemiology and Estimated Cost of Microsurgical Treatment of Peripheral Nerve Tumor Conducted by the Brazilian Unified Health Care System (20082016)
Arq. bras. neurocir
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38(2): 112-116, 15/06/2019.
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ABSTRACT
Introduction Primary nerve tumors correspond to 5% of the soft tissue neoplasms affecting the upper limbs, with benign lesions being more frequent than malignant lesions. Objective To describe the epidemiological data of the microsurgical treatment of peripheral nerve tumors performed by the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS, in the Portuguese acronym), with the code 0403020131, from 2008 to 2016, regarding the number of annual procedures, hospital and professional expenses, the average duration of hospital stay, and the number of deaths. Methods This is a descriptive epidemiological study whose data were obtained by consulting the database provided by the Health Informatics Department of the Brazilian Ministry of Health (DATASUS, in the Portuguese acronym). Results/Discussion A total of 6,012 procedures were performed during the period studied, with an average of 688 procedures per year. The average hospital stay was of 2.13 days. There was nomortality rate. The average annual cost of the professional was BRL 50,091.45; and the average hospital expenses were BRL111,887.94. Conclusion The microsurgical treatment of peripheral nerve tumors is a safe surgical procedure with zero mortality rate and short hospital stay. There was no national data on tumors of this nature in the medical literature.
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Asunto principal:
Neoplasias del Sistema Nervioso Periférico
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Sistema Único de Salud
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Brasil
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Costos de la Atención en Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluación Económica en Salud
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Estudio de tamizaje
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Arq. bras. neurocir
Asunto de la revista:
Cirurgia
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Neurocirugía
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Vila da Serra/BR
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Medical School, Faculdades Unidas do Norte de Minas/BR
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