Abstract

BARBOSA, Juliana Santos et al. I Registry of Congestive Heart Failure of the State of Sergipe, Brazil: design and rationale. Motri. [online]. 2022, vol.18, n.2, pp.355-361.  Epub Nov 28, 2022. ISSN 1646-107X.  https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.24618.

The Heart Failure (HF) is responsible for a large number of hospitalizations in Brazil, but there is still a considerable gap in the scrutiny of the public health system (SUS) regarding the quality of care provided. Objective: to describe the methodology used in the VICTIM-CHF study, which aims to characterize and compare the nutritional, clinical, lifestyle, treatment received, outcomes, as well as the possible disparities observed among patients in Brazil. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive and prospective study, carried out with patients with heart failure (HF) admitted to 4 hospitals in Sergipe, Brazil. Clinical, sociodemographic, nutritional, quality of life and outcomes (death and readmission) parameters will be investigated up to 30 days after hospital discharge. Preliminary results of ten volunteers: 70% were male, 60% adults. The most frequent etiology was ischemic (50%), 50% had HF with preserved ejection fraction (EF) and the remainder, with intermediate EF. Malnutrition, according to BMI, was present in 20% and the hospital stay was significantly (p= 0.036) longer in SUS users. Conclusion: The VICTIM-CHF Registry aims to identify opportunities for improvement in the line of care for HF users of the SUS and the supplementary health system. It is hoped that the findings of this investigation can help to optimize the strategic planning of more efficient and equitable health policies.

Keywords : heart failure; inpatients; nutritional assessment; disparities in health level; private hospitals; Unified Health System.

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