Perfil epidemiológico dos pacientes submetidos ao procedimento de colecistectomia por colelitíase no hospital universitário da Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados durante o ano de 2022

Abstract

Cholelithiasis is a pathology of high impact on public health and quality of life of patients, therefore, this observational, prospective and descriptive research aims to compare the literature to the epidemiological profile of patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy at the University Hospital a from a printed questionnaire, applied to patients at the general surgery outpatient clinic of the University Hospital of the Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (HU-UFGD) between 06/01/2022 and 09/01/2022. In total, 80 questionnaires were applied at the first consultation of symptomatic patients with indication for cholecystectomy in the interval. After applying the exclusion criteria, the sample consisted of 73 patients, 55 women and 18 men, with a mean age of 52.3 years. Most patients were born in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, live in the city of Dourados and were referred by primary care due to a clinical picture of pain in the right hypochondrium, have low schooling and a family history of cholelithiasis. In addition, systemic arterial hypertension, obesity and diabetes are the comorbidities most associated with the condition.