Morbimortalidade hospitalar no manejo das emergências cardiológicas

Abstract

Introduction: Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) have different characteristics and are associated with several other health factors, with symptoms manifesting generally in an advanced stage of development and with high mortality. Thus, the aim of the present study is to analyze hospital mortality from cardiac emergencies. Methods: A descriptive study, carried out in a general hospital in northern Rio Grande do Sul that included patients seen in the cardiac emergency sector between September and December 2018. The data collection instrument was developed by the authors of the article and sought information such as: sex , age, origin, health insurance, reason for care, diagnosis, management, risk factors associated with CVDs, outcome of hospital discharge and length of stay. Results: The average age of the patients seen was 65.4 years with a standard deviation of 14.2, with the male gender predominating. Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) was the most frequent diagnosis and the most common risk factors found in patients were arterial hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and smoking. The average hospital stay was 6.2 days with a standard deviation of 6.1 and the overall hospital mortality rate was 7.9%. Conclusion: The average age is in line with data from the international literature. Arterial hypertension was the main risk factor related to the development of CVDs. It was the male gender that suffered the most from CVDs and the hospital mortality rate due to AMI was higher than that found in recent literature, both nationally and internationally.