The aim of the study was to quantify and to describe the demand of patients for tertiary health care service due to Primary Care-Sensitive Cardiac Conditions (CCSAP) and to determine both the CCSAP hospitalization coefficient and rate. A cross-sectional study held at a regional tertiary hospital where adult patients diagnosed with CCSAP were evaluated. The adjusted hospitalization rate was 11.4/10,000 and only 18.8% were hospitalized. There was a predominance of angina (48,5%), followed by hypertension (38,8%) and heart failure (12,7%). The admissions for CCSAP represented a small part of the patients who demanded attention, placing limits to the use of the indicator.
Quality of health care; Primary Health Care; Health evaluation; Health services needs and demands