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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