Clinical, sociodemographic profile and outcome of patients admitted to the intensive care unit of a philanthropic hospital in vitória

Objective: To analyze the clinical, sociodemographic profile and outcomes of patients admitted to Intensive Care Unit of Santa Casa de Misericordia Hospital of Vitoria -ES. Methods: Descriptive, retrospective study, a descriptive analysis of data obtained from 260 medical records from the Santa Casa de Misericordia Hospital of Vitoria, covering the clinical and sociodemographic profile and outcome of the patients hospitalized at Intensive Care Unit, carried out from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019. Results: 47.7% of the patients was older adult, 70% brown, 43.84% married, 11.93% smokers and 15% ex- smoker, 8.84% alcoholics and 13.07% were ex-alcoholics, 32.3% eutrophic, 86.16% lived at metropolitan region of Victory, 25.38% possessed disturb at the respiratory system, 92.3% stayed hospitalized for less than 180 days, 92.69% had less than 180 days of treatment, 63.46% had illnesses associated to the cardiac system, 92.30% had no mental disorders and 37.30% died. Conclusion: Brown older adults are more frequently admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, with clinical diagnosis of changes in the respiratory system and comorbidities associated with the cardiac and endocrine systems are more recurrent. A change in this panorama implies in management restructuration and early identification in risk of hospitalization.