EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE AND MONITORING AFTER DISCHARGE OF PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED AT AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Authors

  • Jonatas Mendes de Albuquerque Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Renata Flavia Abreu da Silva Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Ruth Francisca Freitas de Souza Hospital Naval Marcílio Dias-Marinha do Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i3.50609

Keywords:

Intensive care units, Patient readmission, Hospital mortality, Shock, septic.

Abstract

To describe the epidemiological profile and monitoring after discharge of patients hospitalized at an intensive care unit. Descriptive and cross-sectional research with a quantitative approach, using documentary analysis of adult patients’ electronic histories, who were hospitalized at a tertiary care service in the city of Rio de Janeiro between November 2014 and November 2015. In the sample (n=573), 73% were 60 years of age or older, which was associated with a higher risk of death. The mean length of hospitalization at the intensive care unit was 10.7 days, the death rate at the intensive care unit was 26% (n= 148) and 56% (n=112) died of septic shock. Ten percent (n= 44) of patients with relative death risk (p=0.001) were readmitted to the intensive care unit. The variables female sex, age over 60 years, hospitalized at the intensive care unit for more than 30 days and readmission to the unit are risk factors for death.

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Published

2017-08-29

How to Cite

de Albuquerque, J. M., da Silva, R. F. A., & de Souza, R. F. F. (2017). EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE AND MONITORING AFTER DISCHARGE OF PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED AT AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. Cogitare Enfermagem, 22(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i3.50609

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 3 (2017)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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