Os acidentes vasculares encefálicos (AVE) são sintomas neurológicos focais ou globais causados por isquemia ou hemorragia no cérebro e pode levar a distúrbios incapacitantes, como alterações do campo espacial e visual, da fala, da sensibilidade, na marcha, dificuldades de execução das atividades da vida diária, alterações do humor e em todo o mundo correspondem a segunda causa de morte. Este estudo objetivou verificar a ocorrência de pacientes com diagnóstico de AVE em um Hospital Público. Trata-se de um estudo observacional do tipo transversal, retrospectivo realizado no perÃodo de Janeiro de 2006 a Julho de 2008. Foram analizados de 4731 prontuários, sendo que 1893 prontuários contou com atendimento pediátrico, e dos 2838 prontuários restantes, 152 pacientes tiveram diagnóstico de AVE, com os seguintes resultados: 40,79% AVE isquêmico, 12,50% AVE hemorrágico, 11,89% AVE isquêmico e hemorrágico associados e 34,86% não especificados. A incidência de fatores de risco: HAS 38,16%, DM 18,42%, Cardiopatias 12,50%. Entre as complicações: PNM 13,16%, IRA 6,58%, Sepse 5,35% e ITU 3,29%. A taxa de Óbto 29,60%, de Alta hospitalar 53,30%, Transferências para outras unidades 5,26% e não especificados 11,84%. A média de permanência no hospital foi de 17,63%. A partir dos resultados, conclui-se que os fatores de risco conhecidos são de fácil controle, sugerindo que campanhas de prevenção e detecção precoce sejam incentivados.
The cerebral vascular accidents are focal or global neurological symptoms that are caused by cerebral ischemy or cerebral hemorrhage that can take the incapacitantes riots, as alterations of the space and visual field, speaks, sensitivity, in the march, difficulties of execution of the activities of the daily life, alterations of the mood and in the whole world they correspond the second cause of death. This study had as objective, to verify the occurrence of patients with CVA (cerebral vascular accident) in a Public Hospital. Was characterized for a retrospective study with colletions of data in handbooks in the period of January of 2006 to the July of 2008. Had been analyzed from 4731 handbooks, being that 1893 handbooks had been pediatrics handbooks; of 2838 remaining handbooks, 152 of them were of patients who had diagnosis of cerebral vascular accident, with the following ones resulted: 40,79% ischemic CVA, 12,50% hemorrhagic CVA, 11,89% ischemic and hemorrhagic associates CVA and 34,86% not specified CVA. Incidence of riskfactors: high blood pressure - 38,16%, diabetes mellitus – 18,42%, cardiopathies – 12,50%. Between the complications: PNM – 13,16%, acute respiratory insufficience – 6,58%, septicaemia – 5,35% and urinary infection – 3,29%. Death tax – 29,60%, Hospitalar Alta – 53,30%, transferences – 5,26% and not specified – 11,84%. The average of permanence in the hospital was 17,63%. From the results, this was concluded that the known factors of risk are of easy control, suggesting that campaigns of prevention and precocious detention of disease are stimulated.