Causas de amputações de membros superiores e inferiores de usuários em um serviço de reabilitação física.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: identify the main causes of amputations of users assisted by the Physical Rehabilitation Service, stratified by the Health Regional Coordination. METHODS: This is a study of retrospective secondary data analysis using the database searched belongs to SRFis, from January 2013 to December 2018. RESULTS: A total of 434 amputated users were registered with the Physical Rehabilitation Service. A prevalence of male amputations was observed. Most cases were registered with the Santa Cruz do Sul Regional Coordination. Vascular causes followed by trauma are responsible by the largest number of amputations. CONCLUSION: it is possible to evidence that the male gender is more vulnerable to amputations, and vascular diseases are the main causes of amputations in users covered by SRFis - UNISC, affecting more often users over 60 years, followed by the predominant traumatic cause in youth and adults.