Caracterização dos pacientes com traumatismo cranioencefálico grave admitidos em um hospital terciário / Characteristics of patients with severe traumatic brain injury admitted in a tertiary hospital
ACM arq. catarin. med
; 45(3): 02-16, jul. - set. 2016. Tab, Graf
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RESUMO
Descrever o perfil epidemiológico de pacientes vítimas de traumatismo cranioencefálico grave. Estudo restropectivo realizado através da análise de prontuários de pacientes admitidos em um hospital de referência com diagnóstico de traumatismo craniencefálico grave (TCE), entre janeiro de 2007 e junho de 2013. Na amostra obtida com total de 246 pacientes, 216 (87,8%) eram do sexo masculino. A faixa etária predominante foi a de adultos jovens. A causa mais comum de TCE grave foi acidente com motocicleta. Os principais sinais clínicos apresentados nas primeiras 72 horas após admissão hospitalar foram edema periorbital, anisocoria e otorragia. A tomografia computadorizada de crânio (TC) foi o exame mais realizado. Adultos jovens foram os mais atingidos, sendo o acidente motociclístico a principal causa de TCE grave, com predomínio de ocorrência do gênero masculino.
ABSTRACT
To describe the epidemiological profile of patients suffering from severe traumatic brain injury. This restropective study was conducted through analysis of patients' medical records admitted to a referral hospital with the diagnosis of severe TBI between January 2007 and June 2013. In the sample obtained from a total of 246 patients, 216 (87.8% ) were male. The predominat age group was young adults. The most common cause of serious injury was motorcycle accident. The main clinical signs presented in the first 72 hours after hospital admissions were periorbital edema, anisocoria and otorrhagia. Computer tomography (CT) examination was the most performed exam. Young adults were the most affected, where the motorcycle accidents were the leading cause of severe TBI, with a predominance of occurrence in the male gender.
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2016
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Brazil
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Brazil