CARACTERIZAÇÃO DO PERFIL CLÍNICO E EPIDEMIOLÓGICO DE PACIENTES AMPUTADOS DE MEMBROS INFERIORES

Abstract

The characterization of the clinical and epidemiological profile of amputees is necessary in order to improve care and guidelines for the prevention of health problems that trigger the need for amputation. Therefore, it is aimed to characterize the clinical and epidemiological profile of lower limb amputees, who receive care at the Reference Center in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of the city of Varginha-MG. This is a cross-sectional field research of a quantitative nature. The sample consisted of 60 lower limb amputees receiving care at the Reference Center in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of the city of Varginha-MG, where data were collected containing variables necessary to know the profile of these patients. This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the South Minas Education and Research Foundation - FEPESMIG, CAAE 61758616.1.0000.5111. The results showed that the predominant clinical and epidemiological variables were male gender, aging individuals, a few years of schooling, low income, amputation by vascular / diabetic etiology, transfemoral amputation level, left hemibody, and mean amputation time of 27 years . The variables: etiology and age (p <0.05), etiology and amputation level (p <0.01) were significantly correlated. Therefore, the importance of clinical and epidemiological characterization studies in this public is emphasized, aiming to collaborate in the creation of more reliable methods of prevention and treatment, in which the target public to be reached are the male, elderly and carriers of vascular diseases such as diabetes.