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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2021; 79(06): 478-482
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X-ANP-2020-0310
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What can be expected to be seen in a Neurology ward? Eleven-year experience in a Brazilian university hospital

O que se espera encontrar em uma enfermaria de Neurologia? A experiência de 11 anos em um hospital universitário brasileiro
Daniel Gabay MOREIRA 
1   Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Disciplina de Neurologia, São Paulo SP, Brazil.
,
Enedina Maria Lobato de OLIVEIRA 
1   Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Disciplina de Neurologia, São Paulo SP, Brazil.
,
Fernando Morgadinho dos Santos COELHO 
1   Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Disciplina de Neurologia, São Paulo SP, Brazil.
,
Henrique Ballalai FERRAZ 
1   Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Disciplina de Neurologia, São Paulo SP, Brazil.
,
Silvio FRANCISCO 
1   Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Disciplina de Neurologia, São Paulo SP, Brazil.
,
Vanderci BORGES 
1   Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Disciplina de Neurologia, São Paulo SP, Brazil.
,
Denis Bernardi BICHUETTI 
1   Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Disciplina de Neurologia, São Paulo SP, Brazil.
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ABSTRACT

Background: Neurological disorders are significant causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, data about general neurological inpatient admissions in Brazil is limited. Objective: To investigate the prevalence of neurological disorders according to disease group and lesion site among patients admitted to a general Neurology ward. Methods: This was an observational and descriptive study. The hospital discharge database for the Neurology ward was surveyed in accordance with the International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition (ICD-10), from September 2008 to October 2019. The final diagnosis was classified into neurological disorder groups and site. Results: Overall, 2,606 clinical neurological patient files were included, with mean length of hospitalization of 16.7 days and a total of 325 readmissions (12.5%). The overall mortality rate in the ward was 3.8% (100 patients). Among all the diagnoses, cerebrovascular disease was the most prevalent (45.8%), followed by inflammatory disorders (22.2%). The brain was the most common lesion site (66.0%), followed by peripheral nerves (10.0%) and meninges and cerebrospinal fluid (7.7%). Conclusions: The disease pattern upon admission showed that a majority of the cases consisted of cerebrovascular disorders and that the brain was the most frequently affected structure, although we observed that a wide variety of cases were admitted, encompassing all neurological disorders.

RESUMO

Introdução: As doenças neurológicas representam importante causa de morbidade e mortalidade globalmente, mas informações acerca de internações hospitalares em neurologia no Brasil são limitadas. Objetivo: Investigar a prevalência de admissões neurológicas por grupo de doenças e pela topografia atendidas em uma enfermaria de neurologia geral. Métodos: Estudo observacional e descritivo. Avaliados diagnósticos de saída de acordo com o Código Internacional de Doenças-10 (CID-10) no período de setembro de 2008 a outubro de 2019. Os diagnósticos foram classificados em grupos de doença e por topografia. Resultados: Foram incluídos 2,606 pacientes, com tempo médio de internação de 16,7 dias e um total de 325 (12,5%) readmissões. A mortalidade geral na enfermaria foi de 100 (3,8%) pacientes. A doença cerebrovascular foi mais prevalente (45,8%), seguida das doenças inflamatórias (22,2%). A topografia encefálica foi a mais comum (66,0%), seguida de nervos periféricos (10,0%), meninges e líquido cefalorraquidiano (7,7%). Conclusões: O perfil de doenças observado neste estudo demonstrou maior prevalência das doenças cerebrovasculares e da topografia encefálica, embora uma grande variedade de doenças tenha sido admitida dentro do espectro de doenças neurológicas.

Keywords:

Neurology - Patients' Rooms - Prevalence - Disease

Palavras-chave:

Neurologia - Enfermaria - Prevalência - Doença

Authors’ contributions:

DBB: contributed to study conception and design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation and critical review of the manuscript for important intellectual content. DGM: contributed to study conception and design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation and critical review of the manuscript for important intellectual content. EMLO, FMSC, VB, SF and HBF contributed to critical review of the manuscript for important intellectual content. Statistical analysis was performed by DGM and DBB.




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Eingereicht: 28. Juni 2020

Angenommen: 20. September 2020

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
04. Juli 2023

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