Analysis on hospitalizations for cerebral vascular accident in the several regions of Brazil: Epidemiological Study

Stroke is one of the most relevant public health problems, be ing one of the most prevalent pathologies and one of the main causes of tem porary or permanent disability. Stroke patients are discharged from the hospi tal with sequelae such as inability to communicate, triggering social isolation and consequent depressive conditions. In addition, you may develop residual functional disability that is a source of dependency in activities of daily living. Objective: To analyze the prevalence of hospitalizations for stroke in different regions of Brazil, for a better understanding of this pathology. Methods: The study carried out was an epidemiological study. Statistical data from the database of the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System (DATASUS), from February 2020 to February 2021, were used, using the unspecified hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke filters, North region, Northeast, South, Southeast and Midwest. Results: The regions with the highest incidence were the Southeast region, followed by the Northeast region, between February 2020 and February 2021. The total number of cases was 163209. Thus, the representative percentage of hospitalizations in the Southeast region was 43, 11% of total hospitalizations for the entire period. In the Northeast region, it was 27.26%. Conclusion: Thus, according to the results presented, it is concluded that the high est incidence of cases is in the Southeast, followed by the Northeast. This fact may be closely related to risk factors and quality of life. Therefore, the knowledge of this statistic is extremely important so that interventions can be developed to mitigate this case.