EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL-FUNCTIONAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS VICTIMS OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Abstract

Objective: The objective was to evaluate the epidemiological and clinical-functional profile of patients with TBI treated at a public hospital that is a reference in trauma care in Goiânia. Methods: It is an analytical cross-sectional study carried out in a trauma reference hospital between March and July 2021. Patients admitted to the wards, coming from the Intensive Care Unit or emergency, who met the eligibility criteria of the research, were evaluated. Information was collected from electronic medical records and applied to the Glasgow Coma Scale, the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, the Functional Independence Measure scale and the Medical Research Council. Results: The sample consisted of 70 individuals, 58% of whom were men, with a mean age of 40.40 (±15.41) years. Weekends corresponded to the days with the highest occurrences and hospitalizations, the main cause of TBI was the motorcycle accident and the use of alcohol was associated in 41.5% of the cases. The diagnosis of mild TBI was the most frequent and cognitive deficit and impairment of functional independence were identified. Conclusions: The biggest victims of TBI treated at a referral hospital for trauma in the state of Goiás are men of working age involved in motorcycle accidents under the influence of alcohol use. Mild injuries predominated and it was identified that the greatest functional repercussions of the individuals were on cognition and independence to perform daily activities.