
Resumen Introducción: existe un continuo aumento en la prevalencia de personas afectadas con enfermedades crónicas progresivas. Los cuidados paliativos constituyen otra forma de atención y organización de problemas de salud que mejoran la calidad de vida. Objetivo: determinar la incidencia de pacientes con enfermedades crónicas avanzadas y necesidad de cuidados paliativos (ECAP) y la mortalidad intrahospitalaria en un hospital de tercer nivel. Métodos: estudio observacional prospectivo en pacientes hospitalizados mayores de 18 años en el servicio de Medicina Interna cumpliendo al menos un criterio de la herramienta NECPAL CCOMS-ICO, siguiéndose hasta su fallecimiento o egreso para determinar mortalidad intrahospitalaria. Se utilizó estadística descriptiva e inferencial. Resultados: se estudiaron 370 ingresos de abril a agosto 2021, de ellos se incluyeron 110 pacientes, 59 mujeres (55.3%) y 51 hombres (44.7%), edad 65.5 ± 15.85 años. Se determinó una incidencia de ECAP de 29.7%. La comorbilidad más frecuente fue la oncológica en 39 pacientes (35.5%); seguida de enfermedad cardiaca crónica en 17 pacientes (15.5%), 38 pacientes se catalogaron grado NECPAL I (34.5%), 44 NECPAL II (40%) y 28 NECPAL III (25.5%). Fallecieron 25 pacientes durante su estancia intrahospitalaria, con una mortalidad del 22.7%. Conclusiones: la incidencia de pacientes hospitalizados con necesidad de cuidados paliativos es considerable, siendo en más de la mitad de ellos por patología no oncológica. Se requiere contar con estrategias de atención más eficaces para referencia externa y cuidados intrahospitalarios multidisciplinarios.
Background: There is a continuing increase in the prevalence of people affected with progressive chronic diseases. Palliative care is another form of care and organization of health problems that improve quality. Objective: To determine the incidence of patients with advanced chronic illness and need of palliative care (NPC) and intrahospital mortality in a reference hospital. Methods: Prospective observational study in hospitalized patients over 18 years of age in the internal medicine department who met at least one criterion of the NECPAL CCOMS-ICO tool. They were followed until death or discharge to determine intrahospital mortality. We used descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: We studied 370 admissions from April to August 2021, including 110 patients, 59 women (55.3%) and 51 men (44.7%), age 65.5 ± 15.85 years. The incidence of NPC was 29.7%. The most frequent comorbidity was oncologic in 39 patients (35.5%), followed by chronic heart disease in 17 patients (15.5%); 38 patients were classified as NECPAL grade I (34.5%), 44 NECPAL II (40%) and 28 NECPAL III (25.5%). Twenty-five patients died during their in-hospital stay, with a mortality of 22.7%. Conclusions: The incidence of hospitalized patients in need of palliative care is considerable, more than half of them for non-oncologic pathology. More effective care strategies are required for external referral and multidisciplinary in-hospital care.
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