Coluna/Columna (Sep 2021)

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

  • EMANUEL DE JESUS SOARES DE SOUSA,
  • MATHEUS BENEDITO SABBÁ HANNA,
  • LIDUINA MORAES CASTRO,
  • BEATRIZ SAYURI VIEIRA ISHIGAKI,
  • ANDREW MORAES MONTEIRO

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/s1808-185120212003238514
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 3
pp. 201 – 206

Abstract

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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.

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