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ISSN - Electrónico: 2661-6947 / DOI: 10.36015 • LILACS BIREME (19784); LATINDEX (20666)
INTRODUCTION: Cerebrovascular disease in older adults has clinical, social, and economic implications that can compromise functionality and quality of life. It is important to determine the complications that the geriatric patient with cerebrovascular disease may present during hospital days. OBJECTIVE: To determine the neuro-geriatric characteristics associated with acute non-neurological complications and hospital days in older adult patients with cerebrovascular disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Prospective descriptive study. Population of 120 and sample of 73 patients older than 65 years with cerebrovascular disease from the Neurology Unit of the Carlos Andrade Marín Hospital that began in August 2020 and culminated in January 2021. Patients who did not meet the aforementioned criteria, with previous total functional dependence, previous psychiatric pathologies, or people who did not agree to be part of the study were excluded. Patients
were followed up from admission to hospital discharge to identify acute non-neurological complications and days of hospitalization. Neuro-geriatric characteristics were determined using the Barthel, Gijon, Charlson, Norton, Glasgow and NIHSS scales. Relative risk and confidence intervals were obtained, considering a p-value <0.05 as significant. RESULTS: Mean age was 77 (±8.5) years. Complications were urinary tract
infection (22.0%), pneumonia (20.0%), water and electrolyte imbalance (19.0%), dysphagia (13.0%) and pressure ulcers (9.0%). Complications that occurred significantly in the face of a prolonged hospital stay compared to those who did not present were Pneumonia (Mean 5.81 (1.47 to 10.16) with 95% CI) and urinary tract infection (Mean 4.95 (1.52 to 8.38) with 95% CI). According to neuro-geriatric characteristics and complications, we found statistically significant difference only with in the low risk group, according to the Norton scale RR 0.744 with 95% CI (0.584 0.949). CONCLUSIONS: It is important to perform comprehensive geriatric assessment of the neurological patient both on admission and hospital discharge, as it allows the detection of complications that may go unnoticed and prolong hospital stay.
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