Avaliação dos óbitos ocorridos no setor de emergência

Abstract

Introdução - A maioria das mortes no mundo atual ocorre nos hospitais, sendo crescente o atendimento nos setores de emergência (SE) de pacientes com doença terminal. Objetivos - Avaliar o perfil clínico-demográfico dos pacientes que morreram no SE do HU-UFSC; constatar se as mortes foram consideradas esperadas; verificar as condutas terapêuticas que precederam o óbito. Método - Coorte retrospectivo, aprovado pela comissão de ética. As informações foram colhidas do banco de dados da Comissão de Óbitos do HU-UFSC. Foi anotada a causa da morte e foram avaliados dados clínico-demográficos daqueles que morreram entre julho/2004-dezembro/2010 (G1) e entre janeiro/2011-dezembro/2012 (G2). Para análise estatística foram utilizados teste T Student e x2. Resultados: Foram avaliados 860 óbitos. A comparação do G1 com o G2 mostrou aumento significativo da idade média (68.9/71.4anos) e da incidência de doenças crônico-degenerativas (79%/95.4%). Reanimação cardiorrespiratória (RCP) precedeu o óbito em 30.5% no G1 e 6.6% no G2 (p<0.01). No G1 57.2% dos óbitos foram esperados e no G2 92.9%. Em comparação com os pacientes que permaneceram num tempo =24horas, aqueles que ficaram mais que 24horas eram percentualmente mais velhos (67.5 vs 72 anos). Significantemente o óbito era mais esperado (85% vs 98%), sofriam de doenças crônico degenerativas (91.5 vs 97.6%). Manobras de RCR foram menos efetuadas nesses pacientes (p<0.01). Conclusão - Houve diferença temporal do perfil clínico-demográfico dos pacientes que morreram na emergência do HU/UFSC. Houve aumento da faixa etária, da incidência de doenças crônico-degenerativas, dos óbitos considerados esperados. Houve diminuição da instituição de RCR.<br>

Abstract : Back Ground - As the majority of the deaths occur in hospitals nowadays, that demands an increasing care in the emergency department (ED) for patients with terminal illness. Objectives - To evaluate the clinical and demographic profile of the patients who died in the ED of HU-UFSC. To determine whether the deaths were considered expected; to verify the therapeutic procedures before death. Method: A retrospective cohort, approved by the Ethics Committee. Information was collected from data base of the Death Commission HU-UFSC. Notes were taken considering the cause for death. Clinical and demographic data of those who died between July/2004-december/2010 (G1) and between January/2011- December/2012 (G2) were evaluated. Student's t test and x2 where used for statistical analysis. Results: A total of 860 deaths were evaluated. In comparison with G1, G2 showed significant increase in average age (68.6/71.4 years) and the incidence chronic degenerative disease (79%/ 95.4%). Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) preceded the death in 30.5% in G1 and 6.6% in G2 (p<0.01). In G1, 57.2% of deaths were expected and 92.9% in G2. Compared with patients who remained in a time =24 hours, those that remained more than 24 hours were older (67.5 vs 72 years). Death was significantly more expected (85% vs 98%), suffering from chronic degenerative diseases (91.5 vs 97.6%). CPR manoeuvres were less performed in these patients (p <0:01). Conclusions: There was a time difference of clinical and demographic characteristics of patients who died in the emergency HU/UFSC. There was an increasing in age, in the incidence of chronic-degenerative diseases, and in the deaths considered expected. There was a decrease of CPR.