Banca de DEFESA: SUERDA EMILIANA CAVALCANTI DANTAS

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : SUERDA EMILIANA CAVALCANTI DANTAS
DATE: 20/10/2023
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Anfiteatro Leide Morais - MEJC
TITLE:

Situational diagnosis of surgical congenital heart diseases in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.

KEY WORDS:

Heart Defects, Congenital; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Epidemiology, Descriptive.

PAGES: 25
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Medicina
SUMMARY:

Introduction - Congenital heart defects are the most common congenital anomalies and account for 8% of infant mortality, causing a great impact on morbidity and mortality in the pediatric age group. However, in Brazil, underreporting of cardiac malformations suggests that the diagnosis is made late, which prevents early surgical treatment. In Rio Grande do Norte (RN) the dimension of this situation is unknown, requiring greater detail, so that public policies to reduce morbidity and mortality due to cardiac malformations can be implemented at the state level. Given this scenario, the objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of surgical congenital heart defects in children from the cases observed at Hospital Rio Grande, the only reference center in pediatric cardiac surgery in the state. Methodology - After approval by the Research Ethics Committee, a cross-sectional study was started with analysis of electronic medical records of patients with surgical congenital heart disease admitted to the state's pediatric cardiology ICU, which operates at Hospital Rio Grande, from October 2018 to December 2022. The collected data were analyzed, firstly, through descriptive statistics using the JAMOVI 2.3.21 software. The frequency of cases by municipality and Health Region (HR) was represented by maps, using the Qgis 3.22.6 software. A generalized linear model using binomial distribution was also performed. Results –There were 594 admissions of children, with a mean age at admission of 2 years and 1 month, with 86% of the procedures performed by the SUS. It was observed that 41.7% of the patients resided in the VII HR, which includes the state capital and adjacent municipalities. There was a higher prevalence of surgical congenital heart diseases in the Health Regions located in the territorial strip to the south of the state. There was a predominance of procedures classified as severity score RACHS-1 categories 2 (38.6%) and 3 (33.7%). There were 59 deaths, 77.9% of which were patients with cyanotic defects, with a mean age of 6.9 months. Higher mortality was observed in category 6 RACHS-1 procedures. Risk factors for postoperative death were length of stay in the ICU (p<0.001), level of surgical complexity (p<0.01), need for reoperation (p<0.005) and diagnosis of cyanotic heart disease (p<0.05). On the other hand, municipal HDI and distance to the service were not associated with risk of death. The total length of hospital stay was a protective factor for death. Evaluation of DATASUS data from 2019 to 2022 indicated a scenario of underreporting and deficit of surgical procedures in RN. Conclusion – The results found serve as potential support for the development and implementation of public policies that allow improving care for children with heart defect, from prenatal care to clinical and surgical treatment, in the state of RN and in other locations in Brazil. Furthermore, the finding of a specific territorial area with a higher prevalence of surgical congenital heart disease calls for further investigation into the genetic and environmental factors involved in the etiology of congenital heart defect in this region and in adjacent territorial areas of the semi-arid region in other states.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externo à Instituição - CIPRIANO MAIA DE VASCONCELOS
Interna - 1714243 - DANIELLA REGINA ARANTES MARTINS SALHA
Presidente - 1674709 - VIVIANE SOUZA DO AMARAL