Perfil epidemiológico de casos de traumatismo intracraniano internados em hospital terciário nos anos de 2019 e 2020 em Passo Fundo - RS

Abstract

Objective: to understand whether the social distancing required due to the COVID-19 pandemic changed the occurrence of traumatic brain injury in the city of Passo Fundo between 2019 and 2020. Method: ecological observational study, carried out in Passo Fundo - RS in April 2020, sample composed of individuals hospitalized for traumatic brain injury. Secondary data collected from the SUS Department of Informatics through Hospital Admission Authorizations. Results: 158 TBI victims were hospitalized among residents in the city of Passo Fundo - RS. Eighty cases in 2019 and seventy-eight cases in 2020. There was a predominance of males, 81.25% (2019) and 80.77% (2020) and of the white color/race, 90% (2019) and 92 .32% (2020). There were 9 deaths in 2019 and 8 deaths in 2020, all of them in men. In 2019, the most affected individuals were between 40-49 years and 60-69 years. In 2020, there was a predominance of people aged ≥ 80 years. Conclusion: between 2019 and 2020, under the COVID-19 pandemic, there were statistically significant changes in the number of cases between 70-79 years and in the months of March, July, August 2020, however, there was an increase in the occurrence in an older population. This finding requires studies with an appropriate design for its clarification.