Epidemiological profile of amputee patients monitored at a large reference rehabilitation center in Pernambuco
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-0190.v30i2a193962Keywords:
Amputees, Health Profile, Rehabilitation CentersAbstract
The amputation of a limb is more dramatic and sensorimotor limitations in young patients, as well as in the adult or elderly population with comorbidities. Objective: This study outlined the demographic and epidemiological profile of patients treated at a large referral rehabilitation center in Pernambuco. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with a review of active medical records. The results were processed by Microsoft Excel® and the program used for the statistical calculations was the IBM® SPSS® version 23. Results: It was observed a mean age of 48.36 years, male gender (76.6%), married (47.7%), elementary education (64.8%) and from all regions of the state. As for amputation, with no predilection for the side, more frequent in the lower limbs transfemoral (55.1%), variable length stumps and more frequent vascular and traumatic causes. On physical examination, stumps in rehabilitation conditions, use of community or home addition in the first consultation and no previous use of prosthesis. In 83.6% of the cases, the patients used their prosthesis more than 7h/day and 58.6% had independent walking in the community, with prosthesis durability of up to 36 months (75.8%). Conclusion: Amputation occurs at a young age, with men being more affected, vascular diseases and accidents involving motor vehicles are the main causes, surgeries occur more in bone diaphyses. The therapy time was effective. Public policies are needed to speed up patient access to specialized centers and from them to rehabilitation centers and to improve the materials and components that make up the prostheses offered by the SUS.
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