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Objetivo Descrever a qualidade documental de dois registros relacionados à segurança de pacientes no centro cirúrgico e estabelecer as diferenças nas informações relacionadas à infecção cirúrgica e à permanência hospitalar.Métodos Estudo comparativo baseado em dois cortes transversais, realizado com 3.033 pacientes internados há mais de 24 horas, advindos de Cirurgia Ortopédica e Traumatologia. Foram comparados dados sociodemográficos, clínicos e de preenchimento. Mediu-se a infecção pós-cirúrgica como um evento adverso.Resultados Houve correlação significativa entre os dias de hospitalização e o número total de diagnósticos coletados (Pearson=0,328; p<0,001). Quando se agruparam os diagnósticos e a infecção, notou-se um valor significativo entre as fraturas fechadas e a infecção (p=0,001).Conclusão Foram observadas diferenças no grau de preenchimento entre os dois registros. Não houveram diferenças no evento adverso.
Objective To describe the documentary quality of two records related to patient safety in the operating room and to identify differences between information related to infection and hospitalization.Methods Comparative study based on two cross sections, conducted with 3,033 patients who had been hospitalized for more than 24 hours in an Orthopedics and Traumatology Center. Sociodemographic and clinical data, as well as information provided in forms were compared. Postoperative infection was identified as an adverse event.Results There was a significant correlation between hospitalization days and the total number of diagnoses collected (Pearson=0.328; p<0.001). When diagnoses and infections were grouped together, a significant value was found between closed fractures and infection (p=0.001).Conclusion Differences in the degree of completion were observed between the two records. There were no differences between adverse events.
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OBJECTIVES: To develop a list of indicators of avoidable mortality (LIAM) in order to analyze failed efforts to control the mortality risks prevalent in Colombia, and to compare its results to those of two widely-used approaches. METHODS: The official mortality records of Colombia for 1985-2001 were reviewed; the basic causes of death were classified according to the ICD-9. Indicators of avoidable mortality (AM) were selected using an algorithm that combined the lists of Holland and Taucher, the definition of Rutstein and colleagues, and the principle of Uemura. The proportions of avoidable deaths that resulted from applying the LIAM and the two AM lists were compared to a database containing Colombia's official death records from 1993-1996. RESULTS: Of the 680 617 deaths registered during the study period, 18.2% were classified as avoidable according to Holland's list, and 51.3%, by Taucher's list. According to the LIAM, avoidable mortality rose to 76.7%. This pattern remained relatively stable in 1993-1996. The differences observed between the proportions of avoidable deaths according to the LIAM and that of the two other lists were related to the local epidemiological profile and the conceptual approach of each list. CONCLUSIONS: The differences between the LIAM and the AM lists of Taucher and of Holland attest to the consequences of using one or another classification in the Colombian context. The LIAM can be a valuable resource for undergirding and evaluating health policies, but must be adjusted to the specific situation in which it is applied.