CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT IN A PUBLIC HOSPITAL IN PARAGUAY

Abstract

Introduction: Vascular Cerebral Accidents (CVA) are those disorders in which an area of the brain is damaged permanently or temporarily, due to ischemia or hemorrhage, requiring treatment as soon as possible, therefore the clinical characteristics and characteristics must be known. more frequent laboratory tests to establish appropriate treatment taking into account the time limitation for effective recovery. Objective: Identify clinical characteristics of patients with stroke in a public hospital in Paraguay. Material and Method: Descriptive, retrospective observational study, nonprobabilistic convenience sampling. The population was made up of patients with a diagnosis of stroke treated in a service of the National Hospital of Itauguá during the period 2023. Sociodemographic variables, clinical characteristics and therapy were recorded, with a sample of 48 records of patients with stroke, using an anonymous type form. 11-item virtual self-report. Results: 66.7% of the patients with stroke were between 51 and 60 years old, with a predominance of the female sex, as soon as the clinic confirmed that hemibody weakness 52% was the most prominent finding, followed by sudden appearance of focal deficit 35,4%. 43,75% have arterial hypertension, upon admission of these patients 62.5% were treated with anticoagulation, while 16.8% proceeded to the administration of antihypertensives. Conclusion: It was evident that patients admitted with the diagnosis of stroke were predominantly female, the most frequent symptom was hemibody weakness and high blood pressure was the most frequent comorbidity.