Prevalência de danos neurológicos graves em pacientes internados em uma unidade de terapia intensiva

Abstract

Abstract: Objective: to identify the prevalence of severe neurological damage in intensive care patients, and their relationship with risk factors, care and clinical outcome. Method: cross-sectional and retrospective study, with documentary analysis of 83 medical records of patients with neurological damage admitted, from 2016 to 2018, in an Adult Intensive Care Unit. Results: hemorrhagic stroke prevailed 55.4% (N=46), followed by ischemic stroke 18.1% (N=15) and brain trauma 16.9% (N= 14). Traumatic brain injury affected only men up to 50 years of age; and stroke was prevalent in women, being the most prevalent ischemic in the over 74 age group. Hypertension was the main comorbidity evidenced. Alteration of muscle strength and analgesia also presented statistical significance, as a clinical sign and intensive care. The lethality rate was 85.6%. Conclusion: it is concluded that the results evidenced in the study can subsidize the planning of the health care network.