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Title

CHARACTERIZATION OF THE OCCURRENCE OF FRACTURES IN THE ELDERLY: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY IN A PUBLIC HOSPITAL.

Authors

dos Santos Toneto, Michelle Aparecida; Mendes, Paulo Cézar; de Araújo, Suely Amorim

Abstract

Objective: To find out about the main postoperative complications and the clinical outcome of elderly people after corrective fracture surgery. Method: a descriptive, cross-sectional study carried out in a public hospital in Minas Gerais, Brazil, between August and October 2021. Data was obtained through interviews and medical records and analyzed using the Chi- square and Fisher's exact tests. Results: The main postoperative complications were pain, bleeding, and mental confusion. The variables correlated with the number of complications were outcome (p=0.016), ASA classification (p=0.047) and postoperative time (p=0.002). As for the type of fracture, it was the destination sector (p=0.002) and length of stay (p>0.0001). Conclusion: This study provides the team with greater knowledge about the profile of the elderly, to improve surgical planning and reduce the factors correlated with the presence of postoperative complications.

Subjects

BRAZIL; PUBLIC hospitals; RISK assessment; CROSS-sectional method; FISHER exact test; TREATMENT effectiveness; CHI-squared test; SURGICAL complications; ORTHOPEDIC surgery; BONE fractures; RESEARCH methodology; PAIN; COGNITION disorders; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; DATA analysis software; HEMORRHAGE; OLD age

Publication

Cogitare Enfermagem, 2024, Vol 29, p1

ISSN

1414-8536

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1590/ce.v29i0.94209