Readmissions due to traffic accidents at a general hospital

Authors

  • Luciana Paiva Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  • Damiana Aparecida Trindade Monteiro Universidade Federal do Triangulo Mineiro; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Daniele Alcalá Pompeo Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto; Departamento de Enfermagem Especializada
  • Márcia Aparecida Ciol University of Washington; School of Medicine
  • Rosana Aparecida Spadotti Dantas Universidade de São Paulo
  • Lídia Aparecida Rossi Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.0242.2623

Abstract

Objective: to verify the occurrence and the causes of hospital readmissions within a year after discharge from hospitalizations due to traffic accidents.Methods: victims of multiple traumas due to traffic accidents were included, who were admitted to an Intensive Care Unit. Sociodemographic data, accident circumstances, body regions affected and cause of readmission were collected from the patient histories.Results: among the 109 victims of traffic accidents, the majority were young and adult men. Most hospitalizations due to accidents involved motorcycle drivers (56.9%). The causes of the return to the hospital were: need to continue the surgical treatment (63.2%), surgical site infection (26.3%) and fall related to the physical sequelae of the trauma (10.5%). The rehospitalization rate corresponded to 174/1,000 people/year.Conclusion: the hospital readmission rate in the study population is similar to the rates found in other studies. Victims of severe limb traumas need multiple surgical procedures, lengthier hospitalizations and extended rehabilitation.

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Published

2015-08-01

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 4 (2015)

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How to Cite

Readmissions due to traffic accidents at a general hospital . (2015). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 23(4), 693-699. https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.0242.2623