Factors associated with the length of hospital stay of women undergoing cesarean section.
Samire Lopes PereiraThales Philipe Rodrigues da SilvaAlexandra Dias MoreiraTaiane Gonçalves NovaesMilene Cristine PessoaIsabela Penido MatozinhosRenato Camargos CoutoTânia Moreira Grillo PedrosaFernanda Penido MatozinhosPublished in: Revista de saude publica (2019)
The length of hospital stay of women is higher among those belonging to the age group ranging from 15 to 17 years old and for those aged 45 years old or more. The presence of associated comorbidities, such as eclampsia, pre-existing hypertensive disorder with superimposed proteinuria and gestational hypertension (induced by pregnancy) with significant proteinuria increase the length of hospital stay. This study enabled the construction of distinct criticality level profiles based on the combination of age groups and the main comorbidities, which were directly related to the length of hospital stay.