HOSPITAL NEUROLOGY IN: SANTA CASA DE MISERICÓRDIA DE VITÓRIA (HSCMV)

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1594272419036

• Palavras-chave: consultation; neurology; neurological assessment; second opinion.

• Keywords: consultation; neurology; neurological assessment; second opinion.

• Abstract:

  According to the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System (DATASUS), the group of diseases of the circulatory system is the main cause of death in the state of Espírito Santo in 2021, with a total of 7208 deaths. Of these, 1820 (25.24%) are related to cerebrovascular diseases. Furthermore, neurological diseases cause a subsequent impact resulting from possible sequelae, increasing public health costs, length of stay and complexity in monitoring these patients. Understanding the impact of the epidemiological data mentioned above and associated with the current level of complexity of the neurology service at Hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória, the location used as a reference in this work, a study is necessary with the objective of collecting data related to inter-consultations neurological, in order to demonstrate the impact of hospital neurology in multiple medical areas. The objective was based on tracing an epidemiological profile based on the collection, recording and analysis of data from neurological consultations requested at the Hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória (HSCMV) over a period of one year. This is a primary, retrospective, observational, cross-sectional, descriptive study, carried out in a single center. It is based on data collected from the HSCMV neurology service's own database combined with information from patients' electronic medical records checked during hospital consultations at that service. It was concluded that the predominance of cerebrovascular diseases is in accordance with national and global literature and can be attributed to the contribution of modifiable risk factors such as physical inactivity, dyslipidemia, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus and smoking. Furthermore, knowledge of the prevalence of such conditions related to hospitalization must be used in order to develop strategies to prevent complications and treatment associated with hospital stays.