Hospitalization Costs for Sickle Cell Disease in Bahia, Brazil, 2008-2014

Maísa Mônica Flores Martins analyzed 8,103 hospital admissions for sickle cell anemia complications in the Brazilian state of Bahia from 2008 to 2014. The descriptive study used secondary data from the SIH-SUS system, examining costs and patient profiles across health macro-regions. The analysis found a predominance of male patients aged 5-14 years, with regional variations in hospitalization numbers, expenditures, and fatality rates.

Use Cases

• Estimate the economic burden of sickle cell disease based on hospitalization expenditure data.
• Analyze regional disparities in healthcare access and outcomes based on macro-region breakdowns.
• Profile patient demographics for sickle cell disease hospitalizations based on age and gender data.
• Model hospitalization rates and fatality rates for specific genetic conditions across different regions.

Strengths

• Covers 8,103 hospital admissions, providing a substantial sample size.
• Includes a 7-year time range (2008-2014) for longitudinal analysis.
• Provides detailed geographic breakdown by health macro-region within Bahia state.
• Contains specific expenditure percentages for different regions (e.g., 40.5% for the Southern macro-region).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for the underlying dataset is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the SIH-SUS administrative system.

Provenance

Source

Maísa Mônica Flores Martins via paperswithcode.

Collection Method

Descriptive study using secondary data from the SIH-SUS (Hospital Information System of the Unified Health System).

Time Range

2008 to 2014

Geography

State of Bahia, Brazil, analyzed by health macro-regions (Eastern, Southern, Extreme Southern, etc.)