Time trend and costs of hospitalizations with diabetes mellitus as main diagnosis in the Brazilian National Health System, 2011 to 2019.
Ludmilla Ferreira da CostaTaisa Lara SampaioLenildo de MouraRoger Dos Santos RosaBetine Pinto Moehlecke IserPublished in: Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil (2024)
The increase in length of hospital stay and related costs indicates a worrying scenario for the Brazilian National Health System and emphasizes the need to improve access to and quality of care, with a focus on diabetes education, so as to avoid complications and hospitalizations.