Internações por traumatismo cranioencefálico em Sergipe, de 2000 a 2011

Abstract

Introduction: Accidents and violence are a public health problem worldwide. Set policies for the prevention of these diseases is needed in Brazil, being essential the achievement of epidemiological studies to characterize profiles of morbidity and mortality. Objectives: To evaluate the epidemiology of traumatic brain injury (TBI) who had hospitalization in institutions covered by the Unified Health System - SUS, 2000-2011. Methodology: Descriptive research with quantitative approach. We used secondary data from the Hospital Information System (SIH-SUS). For this study, were used: rate of hospitalizations for TBI by age, sex, year, month and duration of stay, in-hospital deaths, secondary diagnosis and value of hospitalization. For purposes of analysis Tabwin was used. Results: The coefficient of hospitalization in Sergipe ranged from 22.8 to 38.1 per 100,000 inhabitants in the period and the Coefficient of in-hospital Mortality in period was 4.5 per 100,000 inhabitants per year. The hospitalizations were most on men (82.2%) and between 20 and 39 years (43.3%). The leading cause of hospitalization and death were the causes of indeterminate intent (36.6% of hospitalizations and 42.4% of deaths), followed by traffic accidents (33.2% and 32%, respectively). Hospital lethality was 13.7%, with assaults and elderly age group as the circumstances most related to hospital death. Conclusions: It is necessary to know the profile of the affected population to trace individual and collective strategies for prevention of these diseases. The use of available databases is a valuable tool in this context.