Characterization of patients with spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage in Cienfuegos, January-October 2017

Abstract

Introduction: a spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage constitutes a global health problem; being the third cause of death, the first of disability in the adult and the second of dementia all over the world. Objective: to characterize clinically and epidemiologically the patients admitted as a consequence of a spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage, at “Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima” General Teaching Hospital, from January to October 2017. Methods: a descriptive cross-sectional observational study, carried out at the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima General Teaching Hospital in 2017. A sample of 62 patients diagnosed with spontaneous hemorrhagic stroke was reviewed between January 1 and October 31, 2017, reported by the statistics department of this health institution. Socio-demographic and clinical variables, risk factors, among others were analyzed. Statistical processing was performed using SPSS 21.0 for better description of the results. Results: patients older than 50 years, male sex (58,1 %) and white race (74,2 %) predominated, with intraparenchymal hemorrhage being the main stroke (48,4 %). There was also a predominance of a hospital stay greater than 48 hours (79 %), with a mortality of 21 % at discharge, being higher in cerebral meningeal hemorrhage (75 %). Conclusions: intraparenchymal hemorrhage is the most evident cerebral vascular accident; in addition to presenting combined with other types. The minority underwent neurosurgical intervention. Hypertension was the main risk factor associated with stroke in these patients.

Keywords

• hemorragia cerebral
• accidente cerebrovascular
• atención hospitalaria