title: Hospitalizations sensitive to primary health care at a regional hospital in the Federal District.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to characterize hospitalizations for sensitive conditions to primary care of a regional hospital in the Federal District.
  
  
  METHODS
  this is a descriptive study, such as case series that considered users admitted between 2008 and 2012 in the Regional Hospital of Ceilândia. The selection of hospitalizations was based on the Brazilian List, and the data were obtained from the Hospital information System. The descriptive statistics was used in the data processing and analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  ACSC (Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions) showed a growth tendency, mainly due to cerebrovascular diseases, lung diseases and infections in the kidney and urinary tract. Female and elderly patients showed a higher frequency of hospitalizations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the results may help managers and health professionals to implement actions that aim higher solvability of primary care, and contribute to the systematization of nursing care and improved health care.
authors: Hospital Regional do Gama, Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Distrito Federal, Gama, DF, Brasil.
authors: Naira Pereira
authors: NP
authors: de Sousa
authors: Universidade de Brasília, Ceilândia, DF, Brasil.
authors: Tania Cristina Morais Santa Bárbara
authors: TC
authors: Rehem
authors: Universidade de Brasília, Ceilândia, DF, Brasil.
authors: Walterlânia Silva
authors: WS
authors: Santos
authors: Universidade de Brasília, Ceilândia, DF, Brasil.
authors: Carlos Eduardo
authors: CE
authors: dos Santos
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care