Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río (Jul 2018)
Behavior of the main functional indicators of the municipal intensive care area in Los Palacios municipality
Abstract
Introduction: the implementation of municipal intensive care areas and their location at the primary health care level has favored the management of critical patients. Objective: to characterize the behavior of the main functional indicators in the municipal intensive care area in Los Palacios during the years 2016 and 2017. Method: a research in health services in a population of 1 422 patients attended in the municipal intensive care area during this period. The summary measures used were qualitative data and odds ratio. Results: male sex predominated (51.5%) and ages from 60 and over (56.9%); cardiovascular diseases were frequent, followed by other diseases, 47.9 % of the patients found good response in the area and only 2.9% died; 88.8% of myocardial infarctions were thrombolyzed, not increasing the risk of death. Conclusions: the municipal intensive area constituted a vital service to care seriously-ill patients, achieving an important response with a decrease of the lethality within the intensive care area.
