Relationship of serious cranioencephalic traumatism with the permanence time in invasive mechanical ventilation

Abstract

Objective: To describe the relationship between severe traumatic brain injury and the time permanence on IMV. Methods: This is field research with a quantitative-descriptive characteristic developed from May to October 2020, in patients treated at the Hospital of Urgency and Emergency in the state of Rondônia, based on documentary collection in medical records of the death of severe TBI of both genders and with an age range above 18 years of age. Results: A total of 41 medical records were obtained, with an average age of patients 37.29 ± 14.70, with the majority of men (32), with a prevalence of motorcycle accidents (24 cases, 58.54%), referring to when the time spent in the IMV, it was found that the average time was 9.70 ± 8.25 days. It was found that patients who died demonstrated a shorter duration of stay on IMV compared to those who survived (12.8 ± 10.0 days). Conclusion: Regarding the duration of IMV stay, there was a variation of days between patients with the highest and lowest score on the Glasgow coma scale, where those with the lowest score are those who mostly remained for less time on ventilation, being individuals with greater severity of general medical condition.