A importância da gestão documental em unidades de terapia intensiva

Objectives: To describe how document management occurs in the Intensive Care Unit and to identify factors that facilitate and hinder document management in daily work. Method: Narrative review of the literature carried out from July to September 2020, in the databases of the Ministry of Health, Google Scholar, SciELO and Medline. 198 articles were found and selected 04. The data were organized and analyzed in the light of the scientific literature. Results: The diversity of journals that the analyzed articles were published stands out: Revista Acervo; Digital Health and Educational Technology Magazine; Text and Context in Nursing and Scientific Initiation Magazine.Conclusion: The present study provided an insight into the documentary and archival processes in the intensive care unit and the importance of document management considering its definition as well as its stages and aspects.