Raquimedular trauma in the Intensive Care Unit

Authors

  • Juan Carlos Fonseca Muñoz Hospital General Universitario “Carlos Manuel de Céspedes”. Bayamo. Granma
  • Adonis Frómeta Guerra Hospital General Universitario “Carlos Manuel de Céspedes”. Bayamo. Granma
  • Tamara Alicia Fonseca Muñoz Hospital General Universitario “Carlos Manuel de Céspedes”. Bayamo. Granma
  • Daily Silveira Sánchez Hospital General Universitario “Carlos Manuel de Céspedes”. Bayamo. Granma

Keywords:

spinal cord injuries

Abstract

It was performed a descriptive and retrospective study of patients with a diagnosis of raquimedular Trauma who were hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit of the University Hospital "Carlos Manuel de Céspedes" in Bayamo, with the aim of identifying the clinical and epidemiological aspects presented in them. Statistical processing was carried out taking into account the descriptive statistics. There were hospitalized an amount of 8 male patients with this diagnosis. The ages from 36 to 45 years prevailed, 3 patients (37.5%), average of 44,38 +/-17.4 years. 6 patients (75.0%) needed mechanical ventilation, 3 cases (37.5%) presented bacterial-bronchopneumonia. Methylprednisolone treatment was used in 5 cases (62.5%), and the surgical fixation was needed by 4 patients (50.0%). 5 patients (62.5%) deceased. We concluded that this condition was more frequent in young male adults. The use of mechanical ventilation was required in the majority of cases and bronchopneumonia was the complication that was evidenced, isolating the germs proper from the hospital environment. The most commonly used steroid was methylprednisolone and surgical fixation was needed by half of the patients. The cases of prolonged hospital stay prevailed.

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Published

2017-09-14

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Fonseca Muñoz JC, Frómeta Guerra A, Fonseca Muñoz TA, Silveira Sánchez D. Raquimedular trauma in the Intensive Care Unit. RM [Internet]. 2017 Sep. 14 [cited 2025 Jun. 3];16(2). Available from: https://revmultimed.sld.cu/index.php/mtm/article/view/576

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