Introdução: A unidade de terapia intensiva é um setor onde o risco de morte é constante e há grande número de procedimentos de alta complexidade. Objetivos: Analisar o perfil dos pacientes internados na UTI de um hospital de um município no Extremo Sul Catarinense, após um ano de abertura do setor. Métodos: O estudo desenvolvido foi de abordagem quantitativa, do tipo descritivo, retrospectivo, com o uso do método documental e de campo. Foram incluídos no estudo, todos os prontuários de pacientes internados no primeiro ano de funcionamento de UTI (2019/2020), num total de 293 prontuários. Resultados: Realizada em uma UTI, composta por 10 leitos, sendo 2 de isolamento, com aparato tecnológico atual, sendo tecnologias de ponta. Mostraram que foram internados mais homens, com idade entre 60-74 anos, casados, alfabetizados e católicos, com sepse, com HAS e DM como comorbidades, originados na região dos municípios da região Carbonífera de Santa Catarina, a maioria em ventilação mecânica, em uso de vasodilatadores, com alta por melhora. Conclusão: Conhecer o perfil dos pacientes internados na UTI permite melhor planejamento do exercício profissional na promoção a saúde, prevenção ou recuperação.Palavras-chave: Unidade de terapia intensiva, perfil, pacientes, enfermagem Profile of patients treated in the first year of operation of an intensive care unit: a retrospective study ABSTRACTIntroduction: The intensive care unit is a sector where the risk of death is constant and there are many procedures of high complexity. Objective: To analyze the profile of patients admitted to the ICU of a hospital in a municipality in the Extreme South of Santa Catarina, after one year of opening of the sector. Methods: The study was conducted using a quantitative, descriptive, retrospective approach, using the documentary and field method. All medical records of patients admitted in the first year of ICU operation (2019/2020) were included in the study, totaling 293 medical records. Results: Performed in an ICU, composed of 10 beds, being 2 of isolation, with current technological apparatus, being state-of-the-art technologies. They showed that more men, aged between 60-74 years, married, literate and catholic, with sepsis, with SAH and DM as comorbidities, originated in the Carbonífera region of Santa Catarina state, the majority in mechanical ventilation, in use of vasodilators, with discharge for improvement. Conclusion: Knowing the profile of patients hospitalized in the ICU allows better planning of professional exercise in health promotion, prevention, or recovery.Keywords: Intensive care unit, profile, patients, nursing
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
customersupport@researchsolutions.com
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Copyright © 2025 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.