Prevalência de Amputações no Hospital Escola da Cidade de Itajubá no Período entre 1999 e 2012/ Prevalence of Amputations in the School Hospital of Itajubá between 1999 and 2012
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Objetivo: descrever as características clínicas de pacientes internados no Hospital Escola de Itajubá-MG, no período entre 1999 a 2012, submetidos à amputação de membros superiores e/ou inferiores; comparando o número de amputações, de acordo com as variáveis: sexo, faixa etária, comorbidades, instrumento utilizado, tempo de internação e de diagnóstico. Materiais e Métodos: Os dados coletados em prontuários totalizaram 250 amputações. Utilizou-se o software Biostatic 5.0 no processo de análise. Resultados: Maior percentual de sujeitos do sexo masculino (61,0%) e maior ocorrência de amputação entre os idosos (57,6%). A principal causa de internação foi o pé diabético (33,5%); 20,3% dos pacientes foram internados até duas vezes; a comorbidade mais frequente foi o diabetes (48,0%) e a média do número de amputações foi duas. Conclusão: É fundamental para qualquer cidade conhecer seu perfil de saúde e epidemiológico. O diabetes foi a principal de causa amputação na população estudada e a associação de duas ou mais causas, como a hipertensão e o diabetes foi bastante frequente nesta população.
Palavras-chave: Amputação, Saúde Pública, pé diabético.
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Objective: to describe the clinical characteristics of patients admitted to the School Hospital of Itajubá-MG, in the period from 1999 to 2012, who underwent amputation of upper and/or lower limbs, comparing the number of amputations according to gender, age, co-morbidities, instrument used length of hospitalization and diagnosis. Materials and Methods: Data collected from medical records amounted 250 amputations. The software Biostatic 5.0 was used in the analysis process. Results: Higher percentage of male subjects (61,0%) and a higher incidence of amputation among the elderly (57,6%). The leading cause of hospitalization was diabetic foot (33,5%), 20.3% were hospitalized up to two times; more frequent co-morbidity: diabetes (48,0%) the median number of amputations was two. Conclusion: It is vital to any city to know its health and epidemiological profile. Diabetes is the leading cause of amputation in this population and the association of two or more causes, such as hypertension and diabetes is fairly frequent in this population.
Keywords: Amputation, Public Health, diabetic foot.
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