Clinical and epidemiological characteristics and outcomes of patients affected by COVID-19 in the Intensive Care Unit.

IF 1.2 Q3 NURSING

Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem Pub Date : 2025-01-10 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0527

Priscila da Silva Timoteo, Kleyton Santos de Medeiros, Francis Solange Vieira Tourinho

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Abstract

Objective: To understand the clinical and epidemiological characteristics, outcomes, and nursing care of adult patients affected by COVID-19 in the Intensive Care Unit.

Methods: This is a quantitative, retrospective, and descriptive study. The study participants were clinical and epidemiological statistical reports. Variables analyzed included age, gender, race, comorbidities, signs and symptoms, length of hospital stay, use of mechanical ventilation, medications, infections, monitoring, invasive devices, positioning, diet, comfort, and clinical outcomes.

Results: The majority of individuals were men, of white race, with a mean age of 63 years, hypertensive, diabetic, and obese. The average length of hospital stay was 16 days. Most required invasive mechanical ventilation, vasopressor drugs, sedoanalgesia, and neuromuscular blockers.

Conclusion: Nursing care is related to monitoring, ventilation, medication administration, installation of devices, prone positioning, diet administration, and providing comfort.

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重症监护病房感染COVID-19患者的临床和流行病学特征及结局

目的：了解重症监护病房成人COVID-19感染患者的临床和流行病学特征、结局及护理。方法：采用定量、回顾性和描述性研究。研究对象为临床和流行病学统计报告。分析的变量包括年龄、性别、种族、合并症、体征和症状、住院时间、机械通气的使用、药物、感染、监测、侵入性装置、体位、饮食、舒适度和临床结果。结果：大多数患者为男性，白种人，平均年龄63岁，患有高血压、糖尿病和肥胖。平均住院时间为16天。大多数需要有创机械通气、血管加压药物、sedo镇痛和神经肌肉阻滞剂。结论：护理与监护、通气、给药、装置安装、俯卧位、饮食管理和舒适有关。

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Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem NURSING-

CiteScore

2.30

自引率

7.70%

发文量

477

审稿时长

21 weeks

期刊介绍： The Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem created in 1932, March 20 is the official publication of the Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem (Brazilian Nursing Association) has as purpose to disseminate the scientific production from different nursing interest areas of knowledge, including those which express the political project of the Association. The Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem is the oldest journal of the Brazilian nursing. Its first title was "Annaes de Enfermagem" from 1932 to 1941, being entitled Anais de Enfermagem" until 1955, when its title was changed to the current.