Open AccessPrevalência da perda de peso em pacientes cardiopatas atendidos pelo SUS de uma instituição filantrópica
Author(s) -
Gabriela Bernabé Braga,
Emanuela dos Santos Azevedo,
Vinícius Santaunes
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
braspen journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2764-1546
pISSN - 2525-7374
DOI - 10.37111/braspenj.2020354005
Subject(s) - medicine , malnutrition , weight loss , medical record , pediatrics , disease , body weight , emergency medicine , obesity
Weight loss during hospitalization is a prevalent fact in the hospital environment thataffects a significant number of hospitalized patients. Marked weight loss can lead to malnutritionand increase the risk of infections, decreased wound healing capacity, increased hospital stay and,consequently, increase hospital costs and even death. The present study assessed the prevalence ofweight loss in cardiac patients hospitalized by SUS. Methods: This is a quantitative, cross-sectional,descriptive and analytical study carried out in a philanthropic hospital in the city of Vila Velha, ES,with data obtained through electronic medical records of adult heart disease patients, related tonutritional screening and other variables in the period from January to December 2018. Results:Data from 62 patients were analyzed, 58.1% male and 69.4% elderly. Of the evaluated patients,41.9% were detected with nutritional risk at admission and 43.5% at hospital discharge. 46.6%of the patients had weight loss during hospitalization and in relation to BMI, 14.5% of patientswere malnourished, 32.3% were obese. Conclusion: The frequency of weight loss in hospitalizedcardiac patients is worrisome and the fact that a large portion is already entering the hospitalenvironment with nutritional risk highlights the importance of early nutritional assessment andintervention regardless of the type of pathology presented.