The prevalence of Sepsis in a public maternity hospital in the Eastern Amazon

Francisco Otávio Alves Cordeiro, Silvia Ferrera Nunes, Xaene Maria Fernandes Duarte Mendonça, Rubenilson Caldas Valois, Heliana Helena de Moura Nunes, Irna Carla Rosário Souza Carneiro

Sepsis, Prevalence, Hospital Infection.

This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of sepsis in a public maternity hospital in the Eastern Amazon. This is a descriptive, retrospective cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, carried out with data from 135 medical records of patients affected by sepsis in a referral hospital, in 2021. The data were tabulated in the Statistics Program for Social Science for Windows (SPSS® 16.0) software. , SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL, USA) and the research complied with Resolution No. 466/12 of the National Health Council, which regulates research with human beings. The results show sepsis predominant in females (82.96%), aged 19 to 29 years (48.15%), coming from the capital Belém, from the obstetric clinic (62.22%), with a focus of pulmonary infection (37 .78%), organ dysfunction characterized by Systolic Blood Pressure < 90 mmHg or MAP < 65 mmHg or BP drop > 40 mmHg (56.30%), with sepsis outcome (75%) and tachycardia symptom (88.15%). It is concluded that this study contributed to the knowledge of the sepsis profile, and consequently to the assessment of the need to implement new health practices.

Received: 21 Jun 2022, Received in revised form: 19 Jul 2022, Accepted: 23 July 2022, Available online: 29 July 2022

10.22161/ijaers.97.33