EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH VERTEBRAL TRAUMA AT A REFERENCE CENTER IN THE AMAZON

PERFIL EPIDEMIOLÓGICO DE PACIENTES COM TRAUMA VERTEBRAL EM UM CENTRO DE REFERÊNCIA DA AMAZÔNIA

PERFIL EPIDEMIOLÓGICO DE PACIENTES CON TRAUMA VERTEBRAL EN UN CENTRO DE REFERENCIA EN LA AMAZONIA

ABSTRACT

Objective

To analyze the epidemiological profile of patients with vertebral trauma treated at a medical reference center at the state of Pará, Northern Brazil.

Methods

A quantitative and retrospective study conducted at Hospital Metropolitano de Urgência e Emergência (HMUE) in Ananindeua, Northern Brazil, from January 2020 to March 2020, using medical records of patients admitted to the hospital from January 2018 to December 2019.

Results

Data from 270 medical records from the orthopedic and trauma sector of the hospital were analyzed.

Conclusion

The predominant profile was male patients, aged between 20 and 29 years, with low social conditions, presenting compressive lesions of lumbar vertebrae, submitted to conservative intervention, with hospital stays of 8 to 30 days, and evolving to complete recovery without sequelae. Level of evidence II; Retrospective Study.

Health Profile; Spine; Wounds and Injuries