Prevalence of Respiratory Complications in the Adult Intensive Care Unit.

• Main Author: Ribeiro Durães, Renata
• Publication Date: 2023
• Other Authors: Macedo Soares, Ariadne Caroline, Cardoso Varanda, Anna Luíza, Morais Fagundes, Paulo Tadeu, Cardoso Nascimento, Ana Flávia, Ferreira Silva, Gabrielle, Nunes Lopes, João Vitor, Nascimento e Silva, Carla Taynah, Lopes Silva Roque, Elen Lorena, da Silveira Araújo, Joice Vicencia, Campos Rocha, Rhenan Erick, Mendes Barbosa, Maria luiza
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
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• topic: Unidades de Terapia Intensiva. Sistema respiratório. Doenças respiratórias. Barotrauma. Fisioterapia.

Introduction: Patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) are subject to a high demand for invasive mechanisms that increase the chances of developing complications. Objectives: to identify the main respiratory complications in the adult ICU. Materials and Methods: 104 medical records of patients admitted to the ICU were analyzed. The following programs were used for data accounting: Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software, version 25®, Shapiro-Wilk test, Mann-Whitney test. Results: There was an average predominance of 51.9% women and 48.1% men, with a mean age of 65.22 ± 20.83 years. The average length of stay in the ICU is 14.23±12.89. The total length of stay 21.45±18.05. The duration of use of mechanical ventilation was 40% for a period of 1 to 7 days, 21.7% for more than 20 days, 16.7% for a period of 10 to 15 days, 15% for a period of 7 to 10 days, 6.7% from 15 to 20 days. Where 49.5% had respiratory complications (n ​​= 50), among the most prevalent complications in the analyzed sample are pneumonia in 18.8%, sepsis or septic shock in 16.7%. Conclusion: It was found that the most prevalent respiratory complication was pneumonia, which may be related to the use of mechanical ventilation, a fact that demonstrates the need for increased care to prevent this complication. Based on the results, prospective studies with more robust samples are needed to confirm such trends.