Eventos adversos e incidentes notificados em um centro de materiais e esterilização / Adverse events and incidents reported in a materials and sterilization center

Objetivo: Caracterizar as notificações dos incidentes e eventos adversos do Centro de Material e Esterilização (CME) de um hospital de ensino. Método: Estudo retrospectivo, documental, descritivo e quantitativo em um CME classe II, em que foram analisadas as notificações contidas no banco de dados do Núcleo do Sistema de Gestão da Qualidade e Segurança do paciente, entre 2016 e 2020. Como técnica de análise dos dados coletados, utilizou-se o diagrama de causa e efeito, e a descrição das notificações foram agrupadas conforme o diagrama de 6M: método; material; mão de obra; máquina; medida; e meio ambiente. Resultados: Entre as notificações realizadas, as variáveis matéria-prima e método foram as que mais geraram incidentes durante todo o período, representando 28,54 e 26,44%, respectivamente. Além disso, o Centro Cirúrgico foi o que mais notificou e foi notificado pelo CME. Conclusão: Foi possível conhecer os incidentes que mais predominam no CME da instuição, e as variáveis materiais e método, com o centro cirúrgico, foram as variáveis e setor que mais geraram notificações no período pesquisado (AU)

Mental disorders, psychopharmacological treatments, and mortality in 2150 COVID-19 Spanish inpatients.

OBJECTIVE: To determine how mental disorders and psychopharmacological treatments before and during COVID-19 hospital admissions are related to mortality. METHODS: Subjects included in the study were all adult patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19, confirmed clinically and by PCR, who were admitted to a tertiary university hospital in Badalona (Spain) between March 1 and November 17, 2020. Data were extracted anonymously from computerized clinical records. RESULTS: 2,150 subjects were included, 57% males, mean age 61 years. History of mental disorders was registered in 957 (45%). Throughout admission, de novo diagnosis of mood or anxiety, stress, or adjustment disorder was made in 12% of patients without previous history. Delirium was diagnosed in 10% of cases. 1011 patients (47%) received a psychotropic prescription during admission (36% benzodiazepines, 22% antidepressants, and 21% antipsychotics). Mortality rate was 17%. Delirium during admission and history of mood disorder were independently associated with higher mortality risk (hazard ratios, 1.39 and 1.52 respectively), while previous year's treatments with anxiolytics/hypnotics and antidepressants were independently associated with lower mortality risk (hazard ratios, 0.47 and 0.43, respectively). CONCLUSION: Mental symptoms are very common in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 infection. Detecting, diagnosing, and treating them is key to determining the prognosis of the disease and functional recovery.

Câncer de mama e de colo do útero

Encerrando o mês de outubro/2019, o Encontros A3 traz uma conversa com dois pesquisadores sobre o câncer de mama e o de colo de útero. Dúvidas e informações sobre o tratamento, a prevenção e a incidência dessas doenças do Brasil são explicadas ao longo do episódio. Os convidados são os pesquisadores Maria Teresa Bustamante e Maximiliano Ribeiro Guerra, professores do Departamento de Saúde Coletiva da Faculdade de Medicina da UFJF.

Acute Pancreatitis During and After Pregnancy: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Prognosis.

BACKGROUND: Acute pancreatitis may complicate pregnancy and both are associated with gallstones, but its incidence is not well known. AIMS: To validate hospital discharge records in diagnosing acute pancreatitis and gallstones and to evaluate acute pancreatitis incidence in non pregnant, pregnant and after delivery using hospital discharge records METHODS: We identified all hospital discharge records of hospitalized Sicilian women of childbearing age (2011-2016). We determined agreement between 300 hospital discharge records and hospital records in diagnosing acute pancreatitis and gallstones. Acute pancreatitis incidence, prognosis, and their relationship with age and gallstones were calculated in the three groups using hospital discharge records. RESULTS: There was 92% and 88% agreement in diagnosing acute pancreatitis and gallstones between hospital discharge and hospital records. In non pregnant, 1,564 of 7,236,863 women-years (21.61/100,000 person-years) developed acute pancreatitis. During pregnancy, 34 of 226,492 women-years developed acute pancreatitis (20.02/100,000 person-years). Postpartum acute pancreatitis incidence was higher than non pregnant, only in the first 2 years with the peak in the first semester (95.4/100,000 person-years). The increased incidence of postpartum acute pancreatitis was associated with gallstones in youngest women (gallstones acute pancreatitis in women below 20 years old versus non pregnant: rate ratios 16.61; 95% CI 8.40-32.87). CONCLUSIONS: Agreement in acute pancreatitis and gallstones diagnosis between hospital discharge and hospital records was accurate. Acute pancreatitis incidence was increased only in the first 2 years after delivery in young women with gallstones.

Más que internistas / More than just internists

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Injury related adult deaths in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: analysis of data from verbal autopsy.

BACKGROUND: Injury related deaths are causing huge impact on families and communities throughout the world. Reports show that developing countries are highly affected by injury deaths. Ethiopia is among the countries that are highly affected by injury deaths especially road traffic accident. Previous studies in Ethiopia concerning injury deaths were mostly based on hospital records. However, in the context of Ethiopia, where majority of the deaths are happening outside health facilities, hospital-based studies cannot give the exact proportion of injury deaths. This study aimed to assess the proportion and types of injury deaths in Addis Ababa and the distribution with different socio-demographic characteristics using data from verbal autopsy. METHODS: We used verbal autopsy data of Addis Ababa Mortality Surveillance Program. The basic source of data for Addis Ababa Mortality Surveillance is burial surveillance from all cemeteries of Addis Ababa. We analyzed causes of injury mortality by different characteristics and tried to show the trends. RESULTS: Over the 8 years period of time injury has contributed about 7 % of the total deaths. Majority of injury related deaths were among males. Traffic accidents were the major injury related deaths for both sexes; intentional self-harm was highly observed among males compared with females. The findings of this study showed that the proportion of injury related deaths decreased with increasing age. CONCLUSIONS: This study witnessed that deaths resulting from injuries are substantial health challenges in Addis Ababa. Road traffic accident is the most common cause of injury related deaths in the study area. The findings also indicated that males and the productive age groups are highly affected by injury deaths.

[Real-life data and Covid-19: The third avenue of reseach]. / Données de vie réelle et Covid-19 : la troisième voie.

The analysis of real-life data from hospital information systems could make possible to decide on the efficacy and safety of Covid-19 treatments by avoiding the pitfalls of preliminary studies and randomized clinical trials. The different drugs tested in current clinical trials are already widely prescribed to patients by doctors in hospitals, and can therefore be immediately analysed according to validated methodological standards.

A Pharmaceutical Dispensing-based Index of Mortality Risk From Long-term Conditions Performed as well as Hospital Record-based Indices.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to develop and validate a mortality risk index from multimorbidity using pharmaceutical dispensing data. DESIGN: The P3 (Pharmaceutical Prescribing Profile) mortality risk index was created (development n=2,331,645) using pharmaceutical dispensing records for the last 12 months for long-term conditions. ß coefficients from a Cox proportional hazards model for mortality provided component scores for 30 medication categories. Index validity was tested (validation n=1,000,166) for risk of mortality and overnight hospitalization over 1 year, and predictive ability calculated for the P3 index relative to the hospital admission-based Charlson and M3 indices (all models adjusted for age/sex). SETTING: This study was carried out in the setting of routine health data sources for the New Zealand adult general population, for an index date of January 1, 2012. RESULTS: The P3 index performed equivalently to Charlson for 1-year mortality risk [c-statistics=0.920 and 0.921, respectively; difference=-0.001; 95% confidence interval (CI): -0.004, 0.001]; P3 outperformed Charlson for overnight hospitalization risk (c-statistics=0.712 and 0.682; difference=0.029; 95% CI: 0.028, 0.031). Adding P3 to a model already containing the M3 index led to only marginal improvement for mortality (difference in c-statistics=0.004; 95% CI: 0.002, 0.005) but some improvement for hospitalization risk (difference in c-statistics=0.020; 95% CI: 0.018, 0.021). CONCLUSIONS: The P3 index provides an appropriate alternative to measures like the Charlson and M3 index when analysts only have access to pharmaceutical dispensing data for determining multimorbidity. The P3 index had a performance advantage over Charlson when analyzing risk for overnight hospital admissions.

Do We Know the True Burden of Tick-Borne Encephalitis? A Cross-Sectional Study.

INTRODUCTION: Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is an acute human arboviral infection of the central nervous system caused by a virus that is transmitted to humans mainly by tick bites. TBE is endemic in Europe and has become an increasingly important public health concern in recent years. Cases of TBE in Italy have occurred mainly in the north-east and central parts of the country. Vaccination is recommended for people who live in or visit areas at higher risk of tick bites. OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to ascertain the burden of TBE in the Veneto Region (north-east Italy). METHODS: Cases of TBE occurring in the region from January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2018, were extracted from the database of the mandatory notification system (MNS) and from hospital discharge records (HDRs) of admissions relating to a diagnostic code 063 according to the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification. Capture-recapture methods were used to estimate the completeness of each data source (as a percentage of cases). Records including diagnostic codes 322.9 (Meningitis, unspecified) and 323.9 (Unspecified cause of encephalitis, myelitis, and encephalomyelitis) were also extracted from the HDR database. Municipalities were grouped by location, based on their elevation above sea level, as "mountains," "hills," or "lowlands". After selecting only the municipalities where cases of TBE had occurred, the proportion of cases of TBE out of the total cases of encephalitis and meningitis identified was calculated and used to estimate the number of cases of TBE potentially occurring in the municipalities that reported none. Then the observed and adjusted TBE rates per 100,000 population were calculated. RESULTS: During the 12 years considered, a total of 281 cases of TBE were identified; 155 emerged from the HDRs and the MNS, 89 only from the MNS database, and 37 only from the HDRs. The degree of completeness of the data was 93.0% for the MNS and HDRs combined, 80.8% for the MNS alone, and 63.6% for the HDRs alone. The observed annual rate of TBE in the Veneto in recent years was calculated at 0.48 per 100,000 population, with the highest standardized rate in the province of Belluno (5.95 per 100,000 population). A significant rising trend in the number of cases observed in the latest period (2015-2018) was apparent for the mountainous areas in the region (average annual percent changes: 43.7 [95% CI 19.0-73.5]). The number of cases peaked in the mountains in the month of June (0.89 per 100,000), in hilly areas in July (0.23 per 100,000) and in the lowlands in October (0.04 per 100,000). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings seem to confirm an underreporting of the cases of TBE and inadequate TBE surveillance in the Veneto, despite the clinical severity of the disease and the fact that it is mandatory to report all cases. The routine integration of different databases is crucial to the successful implementation and assessment of targeted prevention strategies and fundamental to public health decision-making on this issue.

Outcomes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018 Breastfeeding Report Card: Public Policy Implications.

OBJECTIVES: To compare the impact of Baby-Friendly designation vs rates of in-hospital breastfeeding initiation on breastfeeding outcomes at 3, 6, and 12 months postdischarge. STUDY DESIGN: Breastfeeding outcome data from the 2018 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Breastfeeding Report Card were used as a basis for determining outcomes from the corresponding 2015 birth cohort. Linear regression models were used to determine the strength of association of breastfeeding initiation and Baby-Friendly hospital penetrance and attainment of postdischarge breastfeeding rates. All hospital births from all 50 states, 3 territories, and the District of Columbia were included in the study. RESULTS: Statewide breastfeeding initiation rates were positively associated with targeted breastfeeding outcomes. Similar associations were not found for Baby-Friendly hospital designation penetrance. CONCLUSIONS: To attain the Healthy People 2020 breastfeeding objectives, future public policy initiatives should consider the interaction of population demographics, individual hospital programs, and public health strategies used to support breastfeeding in states reporting high breastfeeding initiation rates.

The Top Health Care Stories of 2019: Cyberattacks and Hospital Data Security.

Responses to a growing threat fall short.

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS OF ADOLESCENTS IN SERGIPE, FROM 2002 TO 2012.

OBJECTIVE: To describe hospital admissions of adolescents living in Sergipe, Northeast Brazil, from 2002 to 2012. METHODS: Descriptive study, based on data collected from the Hospital Information System of the Unified Health System. Hospital admissions were divided into four groups of causes: by pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium; by external causes; by primary care conditions; and other causes. Numbers, percentages and coefficients were used in the analysis and compared by year, sex, age (from 10 to 14 and from 15 to 19 years), and the average annual cost of hospitalizations for each group of causes. RESULTS: In the period studied, there were 149,850 hospital admissions of adolescents, 58.4% for pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium, 9.3% for primary care conditions, 8.3% for external causes and 24.0% for other causes. All coefficients decreased from 2002 to 2012 by 39.7%. Primary care conditions had the most significant reduction (143.1%), followed by external causes (60.1%). As for age groups, the coefficients for external causes in the age group of 15 to -19 years, and for pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium, in the age range of 10 to 14 years, are noteworthy because they remained stable in the period. There was an increase in the average cost of all admissions (234.7%), especially for external causes. CONCLUSIONS: Health actions to reduce hospital admission due to conditions sensitive to primary care should be given more attention, as well as those related to external causes and pregnancy, among adolescents living in Sergipe, Northeastern Brazil.

Hospital admissions of adolescents in sergipe, from 2002 to 2012 / Internações hospitalares de adolescentes em sergipe, de 2002 a 2012

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe hospital admissions of adolescents living in Sergipe, Northeast Brazil, from 2002 to 2012. Methods: Descriptive study, based on data collected from the Hospital Information System of the Unified Health System. Hospital admissions were divided into four groups of causes: by pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium; by external causes; by primary care conditions; and other causes. Numbers, percentages and coefficients were used in the analysis and compared by year, sex, age (from 10 to 14 and from 15 to 19 years), and the average annual cost of hospitalizations for each group of causes. Results: In the period studied, there were 149,850 hospital admissions of adolescents, 58.4% for pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium, 9.3% for primary care conditions, 8.3% for external causes and 24.0% for other causes. All coefficients decreased from 2002 to 2012 by 39.7%. Primary care conditions had the most significant reduction (143.1%), followed by external causes (60.1%). As for age groups, the coefficients for external causes in the age group of 15 to -19 years, and for pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium, in the age range of 10 to 14 years, are noteworthy because they remained stable in the period. There was an increase in the average cost of all admissions (234.7%), especially for external causes. Conclusions: Health actions to reduce hospital admission due to conditions sensitive to primary care should be given more attention, as well as those related to external causes and pregnancy, among adolescents living in Sergipe, Northeastern Brazil.

RESUMO Objetivo: Descrever as internações hospitalares de adolescentes residentes em Sergipe, de 2002 a 2012. Métodos: Estudo descritivo, a partir de dados do Sistema de Informação Hospitalar do Sistema Único de Saúde, no qual as internações foram divididas em quatro grupos de causas: primeiro, por gravidez, parto e puerpério; segundo, por causas externas; terceiro, por condições sensíveis à atenção primária; e quarto, demais internações. Para a análise, foram utilizados os números, percentuais e coeficientes, por ano, sexo, idade (de 10 a 14; e de 15 a 19 anos) e custo médio anual das internações segundo os grupos de causas. Resultados: No período, ocorreram 149.850 hospitalizações de adolescentes, sendo 58,4% por gravidez, parto e puerpério; 9,3% por condições sensíveis à atenção primária; 8,3% por causas externas; e 24,0% foram as demais internações. Houve redução de 39,7% em todos os coeficientes entre 2002 e 2012, sendo que as por condições sensíveis à atenção primária apresentaram maior redução (143,1%), seguidas das causas externas (60,1%). Em relação às faixas etárias, chama a atenção os coeficientes por causas externas na idade de 15 a 19 anos e a gravidez, parto e o puerpério, dos 10 a 14 anos, por apresentarem estabilidade no período. Houve aumento do custo médio de todas as internações, de 234,7%, destacando-se o das causas externas. Conclusões: Impõe-se a necessidade de se incrementar ações de saúde para diminuir as hospitalizações por condições sensíveis à atenção primária, à incidência das causas externas e à gravidez entre os adolescentes sergipanos.

Câncer de tireoide no Brasil: estudo descritivo dos casos informados pelos registros hospitalares de câncer, 2000-2016 / Cáncer de tiroides en Brasil: estudo descriptivo de los casos informados por los registros hospitalarios, 2000-2016 / Thyroid cancer in Brazil: a descriptive study of cases held on hospital-based cancer registries, 2000-2016

Objetivo: Descrever o perfil clínico-epidemiológico de casos hospitalares de câncer primário de tireoide no Brasil. Métodos: Estudo descritivo dos casos informados pelos registros hospitalares de câncer que tiveram primeira consulta para tratamento no período 2000-2016 e cujo acompanhamento foi realizado pela instituição do registro informante. Resultados: Dos 52.912 casos, 83,4% eram femininos e 96,9% eram carcinomas diferenciados. Apresentaram menor tempo mediano para diagnóstico os casos anaplásicos (11 dias) e os residentes da região Sul do país (5 dias). O tratamento foi iniciado em até 60 dias em 88,8% dos casos que chegaram à instituição do registro sem diagnóstico e em 34,9% dos que chegaram com diagnóstico. Conclusão: Os achados são consistentes com a epidemiologia do câncer de tireoide, com predominância do sexo feminino e do carcinoma diferenciado. A análise do tempo para início do tratamento sugere dificuldades de acesso para aqueles que chegaram às instituições dos registros com diagnóstico.

Objetivo: Describir el perfil clínico y epidemiológico de los casos de cáncer de tiroides en Brasil. Métodos: Estudio descriptivo de casos reportados por los registros hospitalarios de cáncer que tuvieron su primera consulta de tratamiento en el período 2000-2016 y el monitoreo fue realizado por la institución del registro. Resultados: De los 52.912 casos, 83,4% eran mujeres y 96,9% era de carcinomas diferenciados. El tiempo promedio hasta el diagnóstico fue menor en los anaplásicos (11 días) y en la región Sur (5 días). El tratamiento se inició dentro de los 60 días en 88.8% de los casos que llegaron a la institución de registro sin diagnóstico y en 34.9% de los que llegaron con diagnóstico. Conclusión: Los resultados son consistentes con la epidemiología del cáncer de tiroides, con predominio del sexo femenino y carcinomas diferenciados. El análisis del tiempo de tratamiento sugiere dificultades de acceso para casos que llegaron con diagnóstico.

Objective: To describe the clinical and epidemiological profile of primary thyroid cancer hospital cases in Brazil. Methods: This is a descriptive study of cases held on hospital cancer records who had their first consultation for treatment in the period 2000-2016 and who were monitored by the hospitals providing those records. Results: Of the 52,912 cases, 83.4% were female and 96.9% were differentiated carcinoma cases. The median time to diagnosis was shorter for anaplastic cases (11 days) and for those living in Brazil's Southern region (5 days). Treatment was initiated within 60 days in 88.8% of cases that arrived at the hospitals without diagnosis and in 34.9% of those who arrived with diagnosis. Conclusion: The findings are consistent with thyroid cancer epidemiology, with a predominance of female cases and differentiated carcinomas. Analysis of time-to-treatment suggests access difficulties for those who already had diagnosis when they arrived at the hospitals.

Under-reporting of TB cases and associated factors: a case study in China.

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis is a leading cause of death worldwide and has become a high global health priority. Accurate country level surveillance is critical to ending the pandemic. Effective routine reporting systems which track the course of the epidemic are vital in addressing TB. China, which has the third largest TB epidemic in the world and has developed a reporting system to help with the control and prevention of TB, this study examined its effectiveness in Eastern China. METHODS: The number of TB cases reported internally in two hospitals in Eastern China were compared to the number TB cases reported by these same hospitals in the national reporting systems in order to assess the accuracy of reporting. Qualitative data from interviews with key health officials and researcher experience using the TB reporting systems were used to identify factors affecting the accuracy of TB cases being reported in the national systems. RESULTS: This study found that over a quarter of TB cases recorded in the internal hospital records were not entered into the national TB reporting systems, leading to an under representation of national TB cases. Factors associated with underreporting included unqualified and overworked health personnel, poor supervision and accountability at local and national levels, and a complicated incohesive health information management system. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that TB in Eastern China is being underreported. Given that Eastern China is a developed province, one could assume similar problems may be found in other parts of China with fewer resources as well as many low- and middle-income countries. Having an accurate account of the number of national TB cases is essential to understanding the national and global burden of the disease and in managing TB prevention and control efforts. As such, factors associated with underreporting need to be addressed in order to reduce underreporting.

A hospital-based birth defects surveillance system in Kampala, Uganda.

BACKGROUND: In 2010, the World Health Assembly passed a resolution calling upon countries to prevent birth defects where possible. Though birth defects surveillance programs are an important source of information to guide implementation and evaluation of preventive interventions, many countries that shoulder the largest burden of birth defects do not have surveillance programs. This paper shares the results of a hospital-based birth defects surveillance program in Uganda which, can be adopted by similar resource-limited countries. METHODS: All informative births, including live births, stillbirths and spontaneous abortions; regardless of gestational age, delivered at four selected hospitals in Kampala from August 2015 to December 2017 were examined for birth defects. Demographic data were obtained by midwives through maternal interviews and review of hospital patient notes and entered in an electronic data collection tool. Identified birth defects were confirmed through bedside examination by a physician and review of photographs and a narrative description by a birth defects expert. Informative births (live, still and spontaneous abortions) with a confirmed birth defect were included in the numerator, while the total informative births (live, still and spontaneous abortions) were included in the denominator to estimate the prevalence of birth defects per 10,000 births. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of birth defects was 66.2/10,000 births (95% CI 60.5-72.5). The most prevalent birth defects (per 10,000 births) were: Hypospadias, 23.4/10,000 (95% CI 18.9-28.9); Talipes equinovarus, 14.0/10,000 (95% CI 11.5-17.1) and Neural tube defects, 10.3/10,000 (95% CI 8.2-13.0). The least prevalent were: Microcephaly, 1.6/10,000 (95% CI 0.9-2.8); Microtia and Anotia, 1.6/10,000 (95% CI 0.9-2.8) and Imperforate anus, 2.0/10,000 (95% CI 1.2-3.4). CONCLUSION: A hospital-based surveillance project with active case ascertainment can generate reliable epidemiologic data about birth defects prevalence and can inform prevention policies and service provision needs in low and middle-income countries.

Identifying mental health and substance use disorders using emergency department and hospital records: a population-based retrospective cohort study of diagnostic concordance and disease attribution.

OBJECTIVES: Administrative data are increasingly being used for surveillance and monitoring of mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUD) across Canada. However, the validity of the diagnostic codes specific to MHSUD is unknown in emergency departments (EDs). Our objective was to determine the concordance, and individual-level and hospital-level factors associated with concordance, between diagnosis codes assigned in ED and at discharge from hospital for MHSUD-related conditions. DESIGN: Population-based retrospective cohort study. SETTING: EDs and hospitals within Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (VCH), British Columbia, Canada. PARTICIPANTS: 16 926 individuals who were admitted into a VCH hospital following an ED visit from 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2017, contributing to 48 116 pairs of ED and hospital discharge diagnoses. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: We examined concordance in identifying MHSUD between the primary discharge diagnosis codes based on the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, 9th and 10th Revisions (Canada) assigned in the ED and those assigned in the hospital among all ED visits resulting in a hospital admission. We calculated the percent overall agreement, positive agreement, negative agreement and Cohen's kappa coefficient. We performed multiple regression analyses to identify factors independently associated with discordance. RESULTS: We found a high level of concordance for broad categories of MH conditions (overall agreement=0.89, positive agreement=0.74 and kappa=0.67), and a fair level of concordance for SUDs (overall agreement=0.89, positive agreement=0.31 and kappa=0.27). SUDs were less likely to be indicated as the primary cause in ED as opposed to in hospital (3.8% vs 11.7%). In multiple regression analyses, ED visits occurring during holidays, weekends and overnight (21:00-8:59 hours) were associated with increased odds of discordance in identifying MH conditions (adjusted OR 1.47, 95% CI 1.11 to 1.93; 1.27, 95% CI 1.16 to 1.40; 1.30, 95% CI 1.19 to 1.42, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: ED data could be used to improve surveillance and monitoring of MHSUD. Future efforts are needed to improve screening for individuals with MHSUD and subsequently connect them to treatment and follow-up care.

Registro hospitalario de tumores. Experiencia del Hospital La Paz / Hospital tumor registry in the Hospital La Paz (Spain)

Introducción: Exponemos la necesidad de creación de registros de tumores hospitalarios para facilitar la explotación de datos epidemiológicos y el desarrollo de estrategias basadas en la prevención. Material y métodos: Análisis descriptivo retrospectivo de los datos del Registro de Tumores del Hospital La Paz recogiéndose la localización tumoral (CIE-O), método diagnóstico, estadio tumoral y tratamiento. Resultados: Se incluyeron un total de 1.987 casos. La edad media de diagnóstico fue de 66,2 años, el 53,3% de los casos correspondían a varones y el 46,7% a mujeres. Las localizaciones más frecuentes documentadas fueron el aparato digestivo, la piel, la mama y el aparato urinario. El método diagnóstico más frecuentemente usado fue la biopsia (83,1%), seguido de la citología (5,7%). En cuanto al estadio al diagnóstico el 84,5% de los casos se iniciaron como enfermedad localizada, mientras que el 15,4% como enfermedad diseminada. La cirugía fue el tratamiento más frecuente (78,8%) seguido de tratamiento sistémico (16,2%). Conclusión: La implantación de registros de tumores hospitalarios debería ser una prioridad sanitaria con el objetivo de obtener datos epidemiológicos que permitan un mejor conocimiento del cáncer en nuestro medio

Introduction: We present the case for the establishment of hospital tumour registries in order to facilitate the use of epidemiological data and the development of preventive policies. Material and methods: Retrospective descriptive analysis of the data of the tumour registry of the Hospital "La Paz" including tumoral location (ICD-O), diagnostic method, tumour grade and treatment. Results: 1987 cases were included. Median age at diagnosis was 66.2 years; 53.3% of cases were male and 46.7 female. The most frequent tumoral sites recorded were the digestive tract, skin, breast and urinary tract. The most common diagnostic method used was biopsy (83.1%), followed by cytology (5.7%). 84.5% of cases were originally recorded as localized disease, whilst 15.4% were disseminated. Surgery was the most common treatment (78.8%), followed by systemic therapy (16.2%). Conclusion: The establishment of hospital tumour registries should be prioritized, in order to collect epidemiological data which will enhance our understanding of cancer

Agreement between primary care and hospital diagnosis of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: A cross-sectional, observational study using record linkage.

People with serious mental illness die 10-25 years sooner than people without these conditions. Multiple challenges to accessing and benefitting from healthcare have been identified amongst this population, including a lack of coordination between mental health services and general health services. It has been identified in other conditions such as diabetes that accurate documentation of diagnosis in the primary care chart is associated with better quality of care. It is suspected that if a patient admitted to the hospital with serious mental illness is then discharged without adequate identification of their diagnosis in the primary care setting, follow up (such as medication management and care coordination) may be more difficult. We identified cohorts of patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder who accessed care through the North York Family Health Team (a group of 77 family physicians in Toronto, Canada) and North York General Hospital (a large community hospital) between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2014. We identified whether labeling for these conditions was concordant between the two settings and explored predictors of concordant labeling. This was a retrospective cross-sectional study using de-identified data from the Health Databank Collaborative, a linked primary care-hospital database. We identified 168 patients with schizophrenia and 370 patients with bipolar disorder. Overall diagnostic concordance between primary care and hospital records was 23.2% for schizophrenia and 15.7% for bipolar disorder. Concordance was higher for those with multiple (2+) inpatient visits (for schizophrenia: OR 2.42; 95% CI 0.64-9.20 and for bipolar disorder: OR 8.38; 95% CI 3.16-22.22). Capture-recapture modeling estimated that 37.4% of patients with schizophrenia (95% CI 20.7-54.1) and 39.6% with bipolar disorder (95% CI 25.7-53.6) had missing labels in both settings when adjusting for patients' age, sex, income quintiles and co-morbidities. In this sample of patients accessing care at a large family health team and community hospital, concordance of diagnostic information about serious mental illness was low. Interventions should be developed to improve diagnosis and continuity of care across multiple settings.