Profile of Patients with Ischemic Stroke Accident in a Regional Hospital of Piauí, Brazil
Maria Luzinete Rodrigues da Silva
Centro Universitário Adventista de São Paulo (UNASP), Brazil.
Samuel Marques da Silva
Nursing Department, State University of Piauí-UESPI, Campo Velho, Floriano-Piauí, Brazil.
Debora Marques da Silva
Nursing Department, State University of Piauí-UESPI, Campo Velho, Floriano-Piauí, Brazil.
Francivaldo de Deus Coelho
Nursing Department, State University of Piauí-UESPI, Campo Velho, Floriano-Piauí, Brazil.
Maria Madalena Gomes Pereira Máximo
Nursing Department, State University of Piauí-UESPI, Campo Velho, Floriano-Piauí, Brazil.
Izabel Cristina da Silva Carvalho
Nursing Department, State University of Piauí-UESPI, Campo Velho, Floriano-Piauí, Brazil.
Adelzira Rodrigues Cardoso
Nursing Department, State University of Piauí-UESPI, Campo Velho, Floriano-Piauí, Brazil.
Fabricio Peruna de Jesus
Faculdade Ruy Barbosa, Brazil.
Iago Orleans Pinheiro Monteiro
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
Elias da Silva
Universidade Camilo castelo Branco, Brazil.
Giovanna Balancieri Pereira
Universidade Del Plata, UAP, Argentina.
Helberty Carlos dos Santos
Universidade Nove de Julho, Brazil.
Magno de Oliveira
Federal University of Tocantins – UFT, Brazil.
Henrique Almeida Assis Costa *
Centro Universitário Adventista de São Paulo (UNASP), Brazil.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Objective: To analyze the profile of patients diagnosed with ischemic stroke at a regional hospital. This is an epidemiological, retrospective, descriptive, and documental study with a quantitative approach.
Methodology: The study population consisted of a sample of 70 patients diagnosed with ischemic stroke (IS).
Results: The predominant age range was 61 to 80 years (41.4%), with a mean age of 68.39 ± 16.15 years. Regarding gender, 55.7% were male. Ethnically, 90% self-identified as mixed-race (pardo). The most prevalent comorbidity was systemic arterial hypertension (SAH), present in 87.5% of cases, followed by diabetes mellitus (DM) in 20.8%. As for clinical outcomes, 71.4% of patients showed improvement, while 28.6% succumbed. Thrombolytic therapy was administered in 10% of cases, with an average treatment initiation time of three hours and a hospital stay of 5.57 days. For the 90% who did not undergo thrombolysis, the average treatment initiation time was 14.87 hours, with a hospital stay of 7.29 days.
Conclusion: This research identified trends consistent with the literature, highlighting that individuals over 60 years old with one or more chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs) are more susceptible to ischemic stroke.
Keywords: Ischemic stroke, thrombolytic therapy, tissue plasminogen activator