Epidemiological profile of ICU patients at Faculdade de Medicina de Marília.
OBJECTIVE
To characterize the epidemiological profile of the hospitalized population in the ICU of Hospital das Clínicas de Marília (Famema).


METHODS
A retrospective, descriptive and quantitative study. Data regarding patients admitted to the ICU Famema was obtained from the Technical Information Center (Núcleo Técnico de Informações, NTI, Famema). For data analysis, we used the distribution of absolute and relative frequencies with simple statistical treatment.


RESULTS
2,022 ICU admissions were recorded from June 2010 to July 2012 with 1,936 being coded according to the ICD-10. The epidemiological profile comprised mostly males (57.91%), predominantly seniors ≥ 60 years (48.89%), at an average age of 56.64 years (±19.18), with limited formal education (63.3% complete primary school), mostly white (77.10%), Catholic (75.12%), from the city of Marília, state of São Paulo, Brazil (53.81%). The average occupancy rate was 94.42%. The predominant cause of morbidity was diseases of the circulatory system with 494 admissions (25.5%), followed by traumas and external causes with 446 admissions (23.03%) and neoplasms with 213 admissions (11.00%). The average stay was 8.09 days (±10.73). The longest average stay was due to skin and subcutaneous tissue diseases, with average stay of 12.77 days (±17.07). There were 471 deaths (24.32%), mainly caused by diseases of the circulatory system (30.99%). The age group with the highest mortality was the range from 70 to 79 years with 102 deaths (21.65%).


CONCLUSIONS
The ICU Famema presents an epidemiological profile similar to other intensive care units in Brazil and worldwide, despite the few studies available in the literature. Thus, we feel in tune with the treatment of critical care patients.
Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Hospital das Clínicas de Marília, Intensive Care Medicine, Marília SP , Brazil, PhD - Lecturer of the Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital das Clínicas de Marília, Faculdade de Medicina de Marília (Famema), Marília, SP, Brazil.
Silene
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El-Fakhouri
Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Famema, Intensive Care Medicine, Maríl SP , Brazil, Stricto Sensu Masters degree. Lecturer of the Intensive Care Medicine, Famema, Marília, SP, Brazil.
Hugo Victor Cocca Gimenez
HV
Carrasco
Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Famema, Marília SP , Brazil, Medical Student, 6th year - Famema, Marília, SP, Brazil.
Guilherme Campos
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Araújo
Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Famema, Marília SP , Brazil, Medical Student, 6th year - Famema, Marília, SP, Brazil.
Inara Cristina Marciano
IC
Frini
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003422:Critical Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult