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Table 1 Magnesium sulfate in preeclampsia/eclampsia in public health system in the municipality of Campinas, SP - Brazil

From: Situational analysis of facilitators and barriers to availability and utilization of magnesium sulfate for eclampsia and severe preeclampsia in the public health system in Brazil

Component

Facilitator

Barriers

Regulatory

 Legislation

Healthcare Pact of 2006 - administrative rule n° 399/MH

Application of MgSO4 is made only in hospitals

Level for application of MgSO4 is not available

Stork Network of 2011 – Administrative rule n° 1459/ MH

MgSO4 20 and 50 % is included in the basic and essential list of drugs for hospital units

Urgency/ Emergency Network - Administrative rule n° 1600/ MH

Prioritizes trauma, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular care

 Registration

RENAME – MH and SDH-SP: has MgSO4,

No specification for use in hypertensive syndromes

Drug registration - ANVISA

Municipal list: no reference to MgSO4

 Protocol

Urgency/emergency protocol /2000 - MH

Municipal Protocol: lacking

Level for application of MgSO4 is not available

High-risk pregnancy protocol /2012 – MH

No specification for use in hypertensive disorders

SDH-SP protocol / PN and Puerperal Technical Manual 2010

Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) / MH

EMCS municipal protocol /guidance of patient transportation in cases of pregnancy-related hypertension

Drug

 Conditions of applicability

All

PHU: only essential equipment

 Availability

Presence UC/ ER and Maternity Hospitals

Lacking PHU and EMCS

Structure

 Equipment

Available at UC, EMCS and Maternity Hospitals

PHU: only essential equipment

 Physical

Distribution apparently adequate for HCN

 

PHU with medication room adapted to local architecture

UC, EMCS and Maternity Hospital with adequate architecture

Organizational

Presence of physicians

PHU: destined to ambulatory scheduling

Insufficient number of physicians for urgencies in PHU

Exclusion of UC/ER in the care of pregnant women

Protocol lacking in UC/ER, available in 56 % of PHU, present in the maternity hospitals

Exclusive use by the obstetrician

Responsibility not established

Elective work activity (programmed schedule)

Lack of training

  1. ANVISA National Sanitary Surveillance Agency, EMCS Emergency Mobile Care Service, ER emergency room, HCN Healthcare Network, MH Ministry of Health, PHU primary health unit, PN prenatal care, RENAME National Drug List, SDH State Department of Health, UC urgent care