Publications by authors named "Stelma Regina Sodre Pontes"
Objective: To evaluate the preoperative condition and the surgical procedure of surgical patients in a general intensive care unit of a university hospital, relating them to morbidity and mortality.
Methods: We studied the medical records of patients undergoing medium and large surgical procedures, admitted to the general intensive care unit. We analyzed: demographic data, clinical records personal history and laboratory tests, both preoperatively and on admission to the intensive care unit, imaging, operative reports, anesthetic reports and antibiotic prophylaxis.