Estudo Epidemiológico dos pacientes submetidos à videolaringoscopia durante a Campanha da Voz no Amazonas

Abstract

Introduction: Voice is one of the main ways of human communication and its inappropriate use can lead to organic and functional lesions of the vocal tract. In this context, the voice campaign comes as an important instrument of primary care. Objective: To characterize the epidemiological profile of patients submitted to videolaryngoscopy in the Voice campaign held in Amazonas from 2012 to 2017. Methods: This is an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study, analyzing the medical records of patients seen in the voice. Approved on the Local Ethics Committee under CAAE: 69067617.7.0000.5016. Results: Of the 982 patients, 69.04% were female. The mean age of participants was 46.26 years. The main complaint was hoarseness followed by hawking. 66% of the patients had eyelid edema and posterior laryngeal hyperemia. Only 5.8% of the exams did not present alterations. Of these patients, 64.6% were treated for pharyngolaryngeal reflux, 20.7% were referred to the otorhinolaryngologist, 9.7% were to speech therapy and 5.4% were released from the service. Conclusion: The analysis showed a predominance of females and age above 50 years. Hoarseness was the main symptom reported, while the most prevalent finding was posterior laryngeal edema and hyperemia. 1.6% of the patients presented suspected malignancy.