The First Two Years of Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer: Initial Results of a Brazilian Public Hospital Dedicated to Neurosurgery
Arq. bras. neurocir
; 37(3): 182-189, 2018.
Article
in English
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| ID: biblio-1362891
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ABSTRACT
The dissemination of specialty hospitals throughout the urban centers has revolutionized the full spectrum of care for cardiology, oncology and orthopedics during the last decades. To centralize care, from translational and basic research to clinicians and surgeons, in the same dedicated institution leads to a decrease in complications rates, mortality and possible reductions in the length of hospital stays. Moreover, there has been a significant impact on hospital costs and on the quality of care. The Insituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer (IECPN, in the Portuguese acronym) was opened in June 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the very first high-volume neurosurgical institution in the country. The core foundation of this institution is that the anesthesiologists, intensive care practitioners, nurses, pathologists, radiologists and rehabilitation staffs are trained and live the full management of neurosurgical lesions at the same facility on a daily basis. The present paper seeks to analyze the circumstances in which the institution was planned and opened as well as its complexity, infrastructure and initial results following its first 24 months of operation.
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International databases
Health context:
SDG3 - Target 3C: Increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce
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SDG3 - Target 3.4 Reduce premature mortality due to noncommunicable diseases
Health problem:
Authority and Accountability for Healthcare Workers
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Brain and Nervous System Cancers
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Structure of Services
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Health Human Resource Training
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Hospitals, Public
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Hospitals, Special
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Neurosurgery
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Arq. bras. neurocir
Journal subject:
Cirurgia
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Neurosurgery
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Neurosurgery Department, Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer/BR