Abstract
Objective: To identify the sociodemographic and health profile of patients who died at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a university hospital. Method: Transversal, retrospective, descriptive study, with a quantitative approach, based on secondary data extracted from medical records analysis. The sample consisted of all medical records of patients who died in the ICU during the year 2015 (n = 40). Results: It was found that 20.7% of hospitalized patients died, most of them elderly (67.5%), male (67.5%); 30% came from the surgical center, with an average of 22.6 days of hospitalization; 75% of the diagnoses of death were sepsis / septic shock, presented on average 6.3 invasive procedures per patient, 80% reported skin lesions and 75% had vasoactive drugs, mainly Noradrenaline (72.5%). Conclusion: Knowledge of the sociodemographic and health profile of these people is fundamental for the professionals working in an ICU, because, through the specific information, they can draw up strategies that allow an adequate and quality care for the population, in its specificity.