Impactos do atraso da internação no tratamento dos pacientes com fratura de quadril

Abstract

Introduction: Hip fractures in the elderly are one of the biggest health problems in the world, as they have significant socioeconomic consequences. Objective: To know the impact of delayed hospitalization in the treatment of elderly people with hip fractures treated at the HU-UFPI. Methodology: exploratory and documentary cross-sectional research, carried out with 37 electronic medical records of patients who had hip fractures, registered at the referred hospital. Results: Patients were divided into two groups, Group 1: Without transfer delay and Group 2: With transfer delay. All patients had a time between trauma and surgery of more than 2 days. There was a delay in 13 (35.1%) individuals, while 24 (64.9%) patients had the surgery within two days, with a delay in the transfer to perform the surgery of an average of 25 days and the time between hospitalization after transfer and surgery took an average of 7.0 days. Conclusion: Hip fractures in elderly patients and length of hospital stay are associated with increased morbidity and mortality in these individuals.

Date of Award	29 Feb 2024
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Eduardo Duque (Supervisor)