Fonsêca, Aline Medeiros Cavalvanti daBrito, Janille Richlelly Fernandes2017-12-132021-09-202017-12-132021-09-202017-11-24BRITO, Janille Richelly Fernandes. Perfil epidemiológico dos pacientes internos na unidade de terapia intensiva do Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes. 2017. 49f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Fisioterapia. Natal, RN, 2017.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/35845Introduction: The Intensive Care Unite are a high complexity area located in the hospital that has function of offering specialized assistance to attend patients in several or high risk. The objective of this study was to outline the epidemiological profile of patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Onofre Lopes University Hospital, identifying the main characteristics of hospitalized patients, and to contribute with data that allows the planning of actions to provide better support to patients. critical patients. Methods: The study population consisted in 1,634 patients, of which 539 were excluded according to the exclusion criteria. This way, the sample consisted of 1,095 patients, who had the data analyzed. It was a descriptive, retrospective study of a quantitative approach, based on the documentary information contained in the registry book, where information on admission, diagnosis, discharge, transference or death, length of stay, and outcome of hospitalization were recorded hospitalized in the ICU, from January 2016 to July 2017. Results: The sample was composed of 1.634 patients, of whom only 1.095 had the data analyzed. There was a predominance of males (55.35%), mean age of the sample was 57.6 years, mean length of stay was 6.39 days. And the systems that predominated in the causes of admission were the cardiovascular system (49,58%), respiratory system (21.55%), and the digestive system (17.53%) of the sample. Conclusions: According the findings, it can be observed that there was a predominance of the male gender, that the group of adults and the elderly were the ones that more were hospitalized, and the mortality rate in this study was 15.34% and the high rate was 83.65%. While the main cause of hospitalization were dysfunctions of the cardiovascular system. This reflects the reality of the diseases that constitute the major cause of morbidity and mortality in Brazil.openAccessUnidade de Terapia IntensivaPerfil de saúdePlanejamento em SaúdeIntensive Care UnitHealth profileHealth PlanningbachelorThesisCiências da Saúde