Características clínico-demográficas de pacientes hospitalizados por acidente vascular cerebral

Abstract

Introduction: The growth and ageing of the population, added to risk factors cause the stroke to become the leading cause of premature death and disability among adults. Objective: to characterize a sample of patients with a diagnosis of stroke, met in a university hospital, as well as verify the clinical variables associated with. Methods: Retrospective Study with data collection performed on the charts of the medical file of the University Hospital of Santa Maria, from a structured questionnaire for researchers. The sample was composed of adults admitted to the hospital, from January 2011 to February 2013. We collected data on sex, age, race and time of hospitalization and clinical variables related to stroke. Results: the sample was comprised of 187 adults, with female prevalence, average age was 71.8 years and the average time of hospitalization of 24.3 days. There was a significant association between the number of episodes and the type of stroke, mortality with type of stroke, physiotherapeutic care and length of stay. Conclusion: The sample was represented by its majority by caucasian female, over the age of 70 years, while less than 62 days of hospitalization. In relation to the characteristics of the stroke, showed a frequency in the first episode of ischemic stroke with involvement of the right hemisphere, and as outcome the majority went to the intensive care unit or died.