Pronóstico de pacientes con evento cerebro Vvscular seis meses posteriores al Ictus, en el Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso, mayo 2002-abril del 2003, Cuenca-Ecuador

Abstract

Authors to study the brain vascular event say, performed an analytical cohort study or prospective, in which the observation, during a period of tiempode conducted six months, to a group that shares a common factor. From a methodological point of view it is a type of observational study of a single cohort since this is the best way to define the natural history of CVD. Prognosis and degree of disability and dependency that causes CVD using for this the most important risk factors is established. Depending on the type of event to present the medium-term forecast it was determined. A total of 41 hospitalized patients, it was found that the most common type of CVD is the intracerebral hemorrhage (44), then follows the cerebral infarction (36.6) as the two most important events. Patients with scores less than 7 on the scale of Glasgow, greater than 4 on the scale of Rankin and less than 60 on the Barthel index; They had its highest mortality in the six month follow-up. At follow-up performed the patients had no significant degree of disability and a mild dependence. Using tables and Kaplan Meier has been determined that survival to the first month is the 60,98por therefore mortality was 39.02; aprimer and this month the date when most patients died