Morbidity study of the orthopedic unit

Abstract

Study Design: Retrospective and descriptive research. Objective: the purpose of this study is to describe the clientele hospitalized at the Orthopedic Unit of the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto Faculty of Medicine Hospital, according to variables such as the main diagnosis, age and sex. Method: Authors analyzed hospital discharge codified by the International Classification of Diseases, 9th review, 1975, occurred from 1992 to 1996. Data were collected through the Service of Medical Files of the Institution, through a program of registries of discharges from Data Process Company of São Paulo (PRODESP) and coded from a special software developed ein C++. Results: The authors found 5819 hospital discharge and the Chapter XVII - Lesions and poisoning was the responsible for the highest number of hospital discharge, corresponding to 2.345 (40.30%). Following, the Chapter XIII - Diseases of the osteomuscular and conjunctive tissue was responsible for 1.904 hospital discharge (32.72%). The Chapter VI - Diseases of the nervous system was the responsible for 433 hospital discharge (7.44%). In specific, the diagnostic of Carpal tunnel syndrome represented 310 cases. The Chapter II - Neoplasm was responsible for 479 hospital discharge (8.23). Chapter XIV - Congenital anomalies was responsible for 333 hospital discharge (5.72%). The other chapters presented a lower frequency. In all chapters, authors found a distribution of several age groups, mainly from 20 to 49 years of age (48.44%). Final Considerations: They believe that knowledge on hospital morbidity will orient the use of health services resources, in order to garantee the quality of care.