Estudo epidemiológico dos pacientes hospitalizados e atendidos pelo Serviço de Cirurgia e Traumatologia Bucomaxilofacial do Hospital São Lucas, Porto Alegre, 2000 a 2005

• Ano de defesa: 2006
• Autor(a) principal: Bezerra, Marcelo Ferraro
• Orientador(a): Pretto, Salete Maria
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul; Porto Alegre
• Palavras-chave em Português: ODONTOLOGIA; CIRURGIA MAXILOFACIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIA; HOSPITAL SÃO LUCAS DA PUCRS - SERVIÇO DE CIRURGIA E TRAUMATOLOGIA BUCOMAXILOFACIAL
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/10923/371

This epidemiological descriptive retrospective study evaluated patients of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service of the Hospital São Lucas of the Pontifical Catholic University of the Rio Grande do Sul, of January of 2000 at December of 2005, with the purpose to determine the epidemiological profile of the patients admitted and/or operated for the service. The data related to the number of attendance of patients, sex, age, year and patient orign, beyond surgical modalities carry out, instituted treatments and the lenght of hospital stay were collected from hospital records. A total of 1117 patients was taken care during the six years of study with a trend of reduction of the number with elapsing of the years (p = 0. 022). It had a predominance of patients of the feminine sex (56%), in the age between 10 and 40 years and caming of the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre. The most patients was taken care of the way System of Public Health (56%), with the private insurance representing 32. 6% and particular attendance 11. 4%. Amongst the carried out surgical modalities, the dentoalveolars surgeries were most prevalent (22. 9%), followed for the orthognathics surgeries (21. 4%), facial fractures (18%), surgeries of pathological conditions (16. 7%), implants and grafts (13. 7%), surgeries of clefts lip and palate (3. 4%), treatment of infections (2. 9%) and surgeries of the TMJ (1%). The average time of stay hospital was of 2. 94 days. The information contained in the present research provides data for one better clarification of the type of attendance carried out for the service, being of basic importance for the planning, organization and improvement of the attendance of these patients. Additionally, they can serve as data of comparison of services and the impact of this in the hospital activities.