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- Title
PROFILE OF PATIENTS ADMITTED IN A ONCOLOGICAL INTENSIVE THERAPY UNIT.
- Authors
de Oliveira da Cunha, Daianny Arrais; Lopes da Cunha, Robson; Salvador Caldeira dos Santos, Mauro Leonardo; Machado de Oliveira, Elaine; de Souza Soares, Raquel; dos Santos Claro Fuly, Patrícia
- Abstract
This study aims to analyze the profile of patients admitted to an oncology intensive care unit. This is a descriptive study with a quantitative approach. The data collection was carried out from September to December 2016, through a computerized system used by the institution. Fifty-five patients were admitted during the collection period. Age ranged from 18 to 80 years, with a mean age of 55 years. Most of them are patients with gastrointestinal neoplasms (29.09%), coming from hospital wards (32.73%). Overall, 14.55% received palliative care and total mortality in the period was 34.55%. The workload presented was 79.04%, translated into a work demand of 18 hours and 57 minutes. There was predominance of Karnofsky Performance Status 30% (52.73%) and of patients with the Charlson Comorbidity Index between 2 and 5 points (76.36%). Oncology intensive care units should be prepared to work with patients with no cure potential. Mortality is not higher when compared to intensive care units of other specialties, demystifying the admission of cancer patients in intensive care units.
- Subjects
AUTOMATIC data collection systems; ONCOLOGY nursing; CANCER patients; HOSPITAL wards; HOSPITAL admission &; discharge; INTENSIVE care units; RESEARCH methodology; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE treatment; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; EMPLOYEES' workload; GASTROINTESTINAL tumors; COMORBIDITY; QUANTITATIVE research; DISEASE prevalence; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; KARNOFSKY Performance Status
- Publication
Ciencia, Cuidado e Saude, 2018, Vol 17, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
1677-3861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4025/cienccuidsaude.v17i2.40365