Introduktion: Trycksår är en vårdskada som kan uppstå i samband med kirurgiska ingrepp. Det medför ett stort lidande för patienten men även en kostnad för samhället. Alla patienter som opereras har en ökad risk att utveckla trycksår på grund av unika riskfaktorer som en operation medför. Därför har operationsteamet en särskild utmaning i att förebygga denna vårdskada.   Syfte: Syftet med studien var att undersöka vilka trycksårspreventiva åtgärder som operationsteamet använder.   Metod: Studien genomfördes som en observationsstudie med kvantitativ ansats. Operationsteam vid ett medelstort sjukhus i södra Sverige observerades.  Ett observationsprotokoll konstruerades för att fånga de åtgärder som operationsteamet använde. Totalt genomfördes 20 observationer.   Resultat: Operationsteamet tryckavlastade patientens hälar och bakhuvud. Patienten värmdes intraoperativt, personalen såg till att patienten inte låg med benen i kors eller låg på varmt underlag och anpassade  operationsbordet efter patientens behov. Flera möjliga trycksårsförebyggande metoder genomfördes inte alls eller i liten utsträckning. Operationsteamet repositionerade inte patienten varannan timme, instrument, personal och utrustning tilläts trycka på patienten och material fanns mellan patienten och den tryckavlastande madrassen.   Konklusion: Operationsteamet utnyttjade trycksårspreventiva åtgärder för att förhindra trycksår hos patienten. Dock fanns ett flertal trycksårsförebyggande åtgärder som sällan användes eller inte alls. / Introduction: Pressure ulcers are a common health problem that can be a complication in surgical procedures. It means a great suffering for the patient, but also a cost to society. The surgical team has a special challenge to prevent pressure ulcers that occur in the operating room. It´s because all patients who undergo surgery have an increased risk of developing pressure ulcers because of the unique risk factors that an operation means for the patient.   Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the methods that the surgical team use to prevent pressure ulcer in patients during surgery.   Method: The study was conducted as an observational study with quantitative approach. The study included 20 observations of surcial teams on a hospital in south Sweden. An observation protocol was created to capture the preventive methods the surgical team used.   Results: The surgical team depressurized the patients heels and occiput with pillows. The surgical team was warming the patient intraoperatively, made sure that the patient was not lying with legs crossed or laid on a warm surface. The staff adjusted the operating table to the patient's needs. Several possible methods to prevent pressure ulcers that was not used or rarely used, was also observed. The surgical team did not reposition the patient every two hours, equipment and staff were allowed to press against the patient and layers of material laid between the patient and the pressure ulcer preventing mattress.   Conclusion: The surgical team used pressure ulcer preventive methods to decrease the risks of pressure ulcer in the patients. However, there were a number of pressure ulcers prevention methods that were rarely used.

Bakgrund: Regional anestesi innebär att patienten är vaken men bedövad under det kirurgiska ingreppet. Detta blir allt vanligare då metoden innebär flertalet fördelar, både medicinsk och ur ett patientperspektiv. Det är anestesisjuksköterskans uppgift att se till att patienten känner sig trygg under det kirurgiska ingreppet. Tidigare forskning visar på att sjuksköterskan under regional anestesi bör vara närvarande, engagerad och hela tiden ha kontakt med patienten. Genom att aktivt lyssna och kommunicera samt ge god information uppnås en bra kontakt.   Syfte: Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka patientens perioperativa upplevelse vid regional anestesi.   Metod: För denna studie valdes en kvalitativ inriktning med deskriptiv ansats. Ett lämplighetsurval gjordes på en ortopedavdelning med patienter som genomgått en operation i regional anestesi. Tio patienter inkluderades i studien. Semistrukturerade intervjuer med delvis öppna frågor användes. Intervjuerna analyserades med en kvalitativ innehållsanalys.   Resultat: Analysen resulterade i fyra teman samt sex kategorier. Dessa teman var; Att uppleva negativa känslor, Preoperativa tankar, Perioperativ kommunikation samt professionellt bemötande. Kategorierna bestod av upplevelse av smärta och obehag, känslan av nervositet och övergivenhet, förväntningar, önskemål och delaktighet, information, känsla av säkerhet och trygghet samt att få ett bra bemötande.   Slutsats: Denna studie, i enlighet med tidigare forskning visar på att patienter i högre grad upplevde trygghet vid regional anestesi när anestesisjuksköterskan informerar och hela tiden är närvarande hos patienten. Är anestesisjuksköterskan frånvarande minskar patientens känsla av trygghet och den regionala anestesin kan bli en negativ upplevelse. / Background: Regional anesthesia is becoming more common in surgical procedures, as the method involves several benefits, both from the patient's perspective and from a medical perspective. It is the task of the nurse anesthesia to ensure that the patient feels safe. Previous research shows that the nurse anesthesia should be present, committed and constantly in contact with the patient. By actively listening and communicating as well as providing valuable information, a good contact is achieved. If the nurse anesthetist is successful in this, the experience of regional anesthesia can be a good one.   Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the patient's perioperative experience in regional anesthesia.   Methods: A qualitative study with a descriptive approach. An aptitude selection was conducted in an orthopedic department with patients undergoing surgery in regional anesthesia. Ten patients were included in the study. Semi-structured interviews with partially open questions were used. The interviews were analyzed with a qualitative content analysis.   Results: The analysis resulted in four themes as well as six categories. These themes were; To experience negative feelings, Preoperative thoughts, Perioperative communication as well as Professional treatment. The categories consisted of experience of pain and discomfort, feeling of nervousness and abandonment, expectations, wishes and participation, information, a sense of safety and security, and to get a good treatment.   Conclusions: Previous research shows, as does this study, that a nurse anesthesia who informs and is constantly present at the operation room will make the patient feel safer. If the nurse anesthesia is absenting the patient's sense of safety decreases and regional anesthesia can be a negative experience.

Bakgrund: Många föräldrar upplever det som jobbigt att närvara på operationssalen, bland det jobbigaste är att se barnet sövas och att därefter gå därifrån. Föräldrarna upplever känslor av hjälplöshet, avsaknad av psykologiskt stöd och bristande kontroll över situationen. Syfte: Att få fördjupad förståelse för föräldrars livsvärld och upplevelser av att inför en operation överlämna sitt barn till operationsteamet, samt hur bemötandet från operationsteamet påverkar dessa upplevelser. Metod: En kvalitativ intervjustudie med deskriptiv design och induktiv ansats. Sex föräldrar intervjuades med hjälp av en intervjuguide innehållande semi-strukturerade frågor. Insamlade data analyserades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys och resultatet tolkades ur ett livsvärldsperspektiv. Resultat: I resultatet framkom att föräldrarnas emotionella livsvärld till stor del upptogs av ovisshet och oro för att något skulle gå fel, rädsla för att komplikationer på ett negativt sätt skulle påverka barnets livskvalité i framtiden. Upplevelsen av att överlämna sitt barn till operationsteamet påverkades av vilka förväntningar föräldrarna hade samt deras tidigare erfarenheter gällande mötet med operationssjukvården. Föräldrarnas upplevelser på operationssalen bestod av en oro inför sövningen och de tyckte att det var psykiskt påfrestande att lämna barnet ensam på operationssalen. Däremot var deras generella upplevelse av överlämningen god. Personalens påverkan på föräldrarnas upplevelser var stor. Här framkom vikten av ett gott bemötande och en stödjande dialog samt hur erfaren föräldern uppfattade att personalen var. Slutsats: Föräldrarna upplevde överlämningen som psykiskt påfrestande men kände att det generellt sett gick bra. Personalens stöd och bemötande var viktigt och påverkade föräldrarnas upplevelse av överlämningen i hög grad. / ABSTRACT Background: Many parents find it difficult to be present in the operating theatre, particularly witnessing the child being anaesthetised before then having to leave. Parents experience feelings of helplessness, and a lack of psychological support or control over the situation. Aim: To gain deeper insight into the parental situation, experiences of handing over their child to a surgical team prior to operation, as well as how such teams’ treatment of parents affects their experience. Method: A qualitative interview study with a descriptive design and inductive approach. Six parents were interviewed with the support of an interview guide containing semi-structured questions. Quantitative content analysis was applied to gathered data and the results interpreted from a lifeworld perspective. Results: It was apparent that parents were emotionally occupied by uncertainty and fear about something going wrong, and concern that complications could negatively affect the child’s future quality of life. The handover experience to the surgical team was influenced by parental expectations and prior encounters with surgical care. Parental experiences in the operating theatre consisted of anxiety prior to anaesthetisation and the psychological impact of leaving the child in theatre. However, general handover experiences were good, with surgical teams having substantial influence. Apparent were the importance of considerate treatment, supportive dialogue, and how experienced parents perceived the staff to be. Conclusion: Parents experience handovers as mentally stressful but otherwise felt that they generally went well. How staff supported and treated them was important and substantially affected the parents’ perception of the handover procedure.

Introduktion: Operationssjuksköterskan ansvarar för en god och patientsäker perioperativ omvårdnad. Preoperativ personcentrerad information är en förutsättning för att kunna tillgodose patientens unika behov och främja kontinuitet i vården. Patientens individuella riskfaktorer är väsentligt för operationssjuksköterskan att känna till för att kunna förebygga vårdskador och genomföra en patientsäker perioperativ vård. Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva operationssjuksköterskors erfarenheter av att inhämta information för att skapa patientkännedom i den perioperativa vården. Metod: En kvalitativ studiedesign med en induktiv ansats tillämpades. Tio operationssjuksköterskor på ett länssjukhus i Sverige intervjuades. Intervjuerna spelades in och transkriberades i sin helhet. Innehållsanalys valdes som metod för dataanalys. Resultat: Två generiska kategorier framkom: Ta del av skriftlig information om patienten och Det preoperativa mötet med patienten. Dessa bildar tillsammans den övergripande huvudkategorin Förutsättning för personcentrerad och patientsäker perioperativ vård. Till den generiska kategorin Ta del av skriftlig information om patienten hör subkategorierna Att inhämta grundläggande kunskap och Att prioritera och ta vara på möjligheter. Till den generiska kategorin Det preoperativa mötet med patienten hör subkategorierna Att träffa och tala med patienten och Att skapa förutsättningar för samtal. Konklusion: Resultatet bidrar med fördjupade kunskaper kring vad som är väsentligt att veta om patienten i den perioperativa vården och varför det är viktig information, utifrån operationssjuksköterskans perspektiv. Både skriftlig information och ett preoperativt möte med patienten behövs för att skapa förutsättning för personcentrerad och patientsäker perioperativ vård. Resultatet tyder på att det behövs ett förändrat arbetssätt för att möjliggöra skapandet av god kännedom om varje enskild patient och på så sätt öka patientsäkerheten. / Introduction: The operating room nurse is responsible for a good and safe perioperative care. Preoperative person-centered information is a prerequisite to meet the patient´s unique needs and promote continuity of care. The patient´s individual risk factors are essential for the operating room nurse to know in order to prevent hospital acquired injuries and to accomplish safe perioperative care. Aim: The aim was to describe operating room nurses´ experiences of obtaining information to create knowledge of the patient in perioperative care. Method: A qualitative study with an inductive approach was conducted. Ten operating room nurses at a hospital in Sweden were interviewed. The interviews were recorded and transcribed. Content analysis was chosen as the method of data analysis. Result: Two generic categories emerged: Read written information about the patient and The preoperative meeting with the patient. These generic categories together form the main category Prerequisite for person-centered and safe perioperative care. The generic category Read written information about the patient includes the subcategories To acquire basic knowledge and To prioritize and to seize opportunities. The generic category The preoperative meeting with the patient includes the subcategories To meet and talk with the patient and To create conditions for conversation. Conclusion: The findings contribute to a deeper knowledge of what is essential to know about the patient in perioperative care and why this is important information, from the operating room nurse´s perspective. Both written information and a preoperative meeting with the patient are required to create prerequisite for person-centered and safe perioperative care. The results indicate a need of change in the way of working to enable good knowledge of each patient, and thereby increase patient safety in perioperative care.

Introdução. Apesar dos recentes e importantes avanços no tratamento das Doenças Cardiovasculares, a cirurgia cardíaca ainda pode ser a única opção de tratamento para alguns pacientes. Os pacientes que vivenciam sintomas de ansiedade e de depressão no pré-operatório podem sofrer influência destes na recuperação pós-operatória. Objetivos. Avaliar a relação dos sintomas de ansiedade e depressão pré-operatórios com as características sociodemográficas e clínicas e avaliar a relação desses sintomas com a presença de complicações no pós-operatório (PO), durante a permanência na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI), dos pacientes submetidos às cirurgias cardíacas eletivas. Método. Estudo observacional analítico, de coorte prospectiva, desenvolvido nas unidades de internação de clínica médica e clínica cirúrgica de um hospital universitário do interior paulista. A amostra do estudo foi constituída por pacientes submetidos à primeira cirurgia de revascularização do miocárdio (CRM) e à primeira cirurgia para correção de valvopatia, entre setembro de 2013 e setembro de 2015. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de entrevistas individuais e consulta aos prontuários. Para a avaliação dos sintomas de ansiedade e depressão, foi utilizado o instrumento Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), com a avaliação das respostas considerando o valor total de cada subescala (HADS-ansiedade e HADS depressão), variando de 0 - 21 (quanto maior o valor maior o transtorno emocional). Foram investigados complicações pulmonares, cardíacas, neurológicas, endócrinas, infecciosas, digestivas, sensoriais e o óbito. Para investigarmos a relação dos sintomas de ansiedade e depressão com as características sociodemográficas (sexo, idade, estado civil e situação profissional) e com a presença de complicações PO (sim/não), foi utilizado o teste de Mann Whitney. Para investigarmos a correlação dos sintomas com as características clínicas (tempos de internação pré-operatória, de cirurgia e de permanência na UTI), foi utilizado o teste de Correlação de Spearman. O nível de significância adotado foi de 0,05. Resultados. A amostra foi constituída por 145 pacientes, sendo 75 pacientes submetidos à CRM e 70 pacientes submetidos à cirurgia valvar. Entre os pacientes submetidos à CRM, a idade média encontrada foi de 61,8 anos, a maioria do sexo masculino (69,3%), e a principal complicação no PO foi a hiperglicemia (97,3%). As mulheres submetidas à CRM apresentaram maiores médias para os sintomas de ansiedade, quando comparadas com os homens. Pacientes submetidos à CRM, com maiores médias para os sintomas de ansiedade, apresentaram com maior frequência a instabilidade hemodinâmica no PO. Aqueles pacientes que apresentaram maior média para os sintomas de depressão apresentaram com maior frequência a náusea, a agitação, o déficit neurológico e permaneceram mais tempo entubados no PO. Entre os pacientes submetidos à cirurgia valvar, a idade média foi de 54,4 anos, maioria do sexo masculino (61,4%), e a principal complicação no PO foi a hiperglicemia (92,9%). As mulheres apresentaram maiores médias para os sintomas de depressão, quando comparadas com os homens. Pacientes submetidos à cirurgia valvar com maiores médias para os sintomas de depressão apresentaram com maior frequência a agitação no PO. Conclusão. Dos pacientes submetidos à CRM, encontramos relação dos sintomas de ansiedade pré-operatória com o sexo e com a presença de instabilidade hemodinâmica no PO, bem como dos sintomas de depressão com a ocorrência de náusea, agitação, presença de cânula orotraqueal (COT) por mais de 48 horas e déficit neurológico. Entre os pacientes submetidos à cirurgia valvar, encontramos relação dos sintomas de depressão com o sexo e com a agitação no PO / Introduction. Despite the recent and important advances in the treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases, cardiac surgery can still be the only treatment option for some patients. The patients who experience symptoms of anxiety and depression in the preoperative phase can be subject to the influence of these symptoms during the postoperative recovery. Objectives. Assess the relation between the preoperative anxiety and depression symptoms and the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and the relation between these symptoms and the presence of postoperative (PO) complications while staying at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of patients submitted to elective cardiac surgeries. Method. Analytical and observational prospective cohort study, developed at the medical and surgical clinical inpatient units of a teaching hospital in the interior of the State of São Paulo. The study sample consisted of patients submitted to the first coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and the first valve correction surgery between September 2013 and September 2015. The data were collected through individual interviews and consultation of patient histories. To assess the anxiety and depression symptoms, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used. In the assessment of the answers, the total value of each subscale was used (HADS-anxiety and HADS-depression), ranging between 0 - 21 (the higher the score, the higher the emotional disorder). Pulmonary, cardiac, neurological, endocrine, infectious, digestive, sensory complications and death were investigated. To investigate the relation between the anxiety and depression symptoms and the sociodemographic characteristics (sex, age, marital status and professional situation) and the presence of postoperative complications (yes/no), the Mann-Whitney test was used. To investigate the correlation between the symptoms and the clinical characteristics (lengths of preoperative hospitalization, surgery and stay at the ICU), Spearman\'s correlation test was used. The significance level adopted was 0.05. Results. The sample consisted of 145 patients, being 75 patients submitted to CABG and 70 patients to valve surgery. Among the patients submitted to CABG, the mean age was 61.8 years; mostly male (69.3%), and the main PO complication was hyperglycemia (97.3%). The women submitted to CABG presented higher means for anxiety symptoms when compared to men. Patients submitted to CABG with higher averages for anxiety symptoms presented PO hemodynamic instability more frequently. Patients with higher mean scores for depressive symptoms most frequently presented nausea, agitation and neurological deficit and spent more time intubated during the PO. Among the patients submitted to valve surgery, the mean age was 54.4 years, mostly male (61.4%) and the main PO complication was hyperglycemia (92.9%). The women presented higher averages for depressive symptoms when compared to the men. Patients submitted to valve surgery with higher means for depressive symptoms most frequently presented PO agitation. Conclusion. Among the patients submitted to CABG, we found a relation between preoperative anxiety symptoms and sex and the presence of hemodynamic instability in the PO period, as well as between depressive symptoms and the occurrence of nausea, agitation, presence of endotracheal tube for more than 48 hours and neurological deficit. Among the patients submitted to valve surgery, we found a relation between depressive symptoms and sex and PO agitation

Introdução: As infecções do sítio cirúrgico (ISC) estão entre as principais complicações em pacientes submetidos ao transplante de fígado, com incidências que variam de 10,4% a 23,6%. Ademais, recente revisão da literatura aponta lacunas entre os fatores de risco para esta população específica. Objetivo: Analisar a incidência e os fatores de risco para o desenvolvimento de ISC entre pacientes adultos submetidos ao transplante de fígado. Método: Coorte histórica, realizada por meio de consulta a prontuários de pacientes adultos submetidos ao transplante de fígado entre os anos de 2009 e 2015, em um hospital filantrópico do interior do Estado de São Paulo. O projeto foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo. Para análise dos dados utilizou-se medidas de tendência central e de variabilidade, os testes 2 de Pearson, teste exato de Fisher, Mann-Whitney e Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney. Após análise bivariada, as variáveis foram incluídas em um modelo de regressão Classification and Regression Tree. Resultados: Foram investigados os prontuários de 156 pacientes submetidos ao transplante de fígado, dos quais 26,9% desenvolveram ISC. Verificou-se que elevado tempo cirúrgico (>487 minutos) associado a diferenças de índice de massa corporal entre doador e receptor (>1,3 kg/m2) aumentaram a chance de ISC em aproximadamente 5,5 vezes (OR 5,5; IC 95% 2,5-11,8); e glicemia capilar (>175 mg/dl) nas primeiras 96 horas de pós-operatório elevou a chance de ISC em aproximadamente três vezes (OR 2,97; IC 95% 1,43-6,17). Os principais micro-organismos isolados em sítios de coleta diretamente relacionados à ISC foram Staphylococcus sp., P. aeruginosa, Klebsiella sp., A. baumanii e C. albicans. Conclusão: Encontrou-se elevada incidência de ISC entre a população estudada. Os fatores de risco encontrados para esta categoria de pacientes diferem dos amplamente apontados pela literatura científica em outras categorias ou especialidades cirúrgicas. / Introduction: Surgical site infections (SSI) are one of the main liver transplantation complications with incidence varying between 10.4% to 23.6%. Recent literature review shows gaps between risk factors within this specific population. Objective: To analyze the incidence and the risk factors in the development of SSI among adults submitted to liver transplantation. Methods: Historical cohort done through records of adults submitted to liver transplant between 2009 and 2015 in a philanthropic hospital in the countryside of Sao Paulo state. The Research Ethics Committee of School of Nursing of University of Sao Paulo approved the project. Data was analyzed by central tendency and variability measures, Pearson X2-test, Fisher exact test, Mann Whitney test and Wilcoxon-Man Whitney test. After the bivariate analyzes, the variables were included in the Classification and Regression Tree model. Results: The records of 156 patients submitted to liver transplant were investigated, of which 26.9% developed SSI. Prolonged operative time (>487 minutes) associated with Body Mass Index differences between donator/receptor (>1.3kg/m2) increased the chance of SSI in approximately 5.5 times (OR 5,5; CI 95% 2,5 - 11,8); and in the first 96 postoperative hours capillary glycemia (>175 mg/dl) increased the chance of SSI in approximately three times (OR 2.97; CI 95% 1.43 6.17). The main microorganisms isolated in collection sites related to SSI were Staphylococcus sp., P. aeruginosa, Klebsiella sp., A. baumanii and C. albicans. Conclusion: There is high incidence of SSI among the studied population and the identified risk factors for this patients category are highly diverse from the ones indicated by scientific literature in other categories or surgical specialties.

A prevenção da hipotermia do paciente cirúrgico é um desafio para o enfermeiro. Na literatura há diferentes medidas que podem ser implementadas para a manutenção da temperatura corporal do paciente no perioperatório, salientamos os sistemas de aquecimento cutâneo. O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar as evidências disponíveis na literatura sobre qual é o sistema de aquecimento cutâneo mais eficaz para a prevenção da hipotermia, no paciente submetido à cirurgia cardíaca sem circulação extracorpórea, no período intra-operatório. O método de revisão adotado foi a revisão sistemática. As bases de dados PubMed, Cinahl, Embase, Central e Lilacs foram selecionadas para a busca dos estudos primários. Os descritores controlados e não controlados foram delimitados para cada uma das bases de dados. Dos 1.604 estudos localizados e considerando os critérios de inclusão e exclusão adotados, 25 estudos foram selecionados e oito foram incluídos na revisão sistemática. Dos oito estudos primários incluídos, quatro ensaios clínicos testaram o sistema de ar forçado aquecido e o sistema de circulação de água aquecida, sendo que em um destes estudos, a cobertura elétrica de fibra de carbono também foi estudada. Em dois ensaios clínicos, os autores investigaram o sistema de ar forçado aquecido e o sistema de transferência de energia com dispositivos adesivos. Em um ensaio clínico, o sistema de ar forçado aquecido e o sistema Thermogard foram estudados e um estudo primário investigou o pré-aquecimento, na indução anestésica, com o sistema de ar forçado aquecido. Os resultados evidenciados apontaram que o sistema de circulação de água aquecida é o mais eficaz para a manutenção da temperatura corporal do paciente submetido à revascularização do miocárdio sem circulação extracorpórea em comparação ao sistema de ar forçado aquecido. Em relação aos outros sistemas de aquecimento cutâneo há necessidade de novas pesquisas para determinar a eficácia destes em cirurgia cardíaca. A adoção de medidas para a prevenção da hipotermia é de responsabilidade de todos os profissionais que prestam cuidado ao paciente cirúrgico; entretanto, ressaltamos a atuação do enfermeiro perioperatório. Compete a esse profissional o planejamento e implementação de intervenções direcionadas para a melhoria da qualidade do cuidado de enfermagem e promovam a segurança do paciente. / Hypothermia prevention in surgical patients represents a challenge of nurses. Literature discusses different measures that can be put in practice to maintain patients\' perioperative body temperature, among which we highlight cutaneous warming systems. This study aimed to assess available evidence in literature on the most effective cutaneous warming system for hypothermia prevention in patients submitted to cardiac surgery without extracorporeal circulation, during the intraoperative period. The systematic review method was adopted. The databases PubMed, Cinahl, Embase, Central and Lilacs were selected to seek primary studies. Controlled and non-controlled descriptors were delimited for each of the databases. Out of 1,604 studies that were located, in view of the adopted inclusion and exclusion criteria, 25 were selected and eight included in the systematic review. Out of eight primary studies included, four clinical trials tested the forced-air warming system and the circulating-water garment system. In one of these, the carbon fiber resistive heating blanket was also studied. In two clinical trials, the authors investigated the forced-air warming system and the energy transfer pads system. In one clinical trial, the forced-air warming system and the Thermogard system were studied, and one primary study investigated prewarming during induced anesthesia, using the forcedair warming system. The evidenced results appointed that the circulating-water garment system is the most effective to maintain the body temperature of patients submitted to coronary artery bypass graft surgery without extracorporeal circulation in comparison with the forced-air warming system. As for other cutaneous warming systems, further research is needed to determine their efficacy in case of cardiac surgery. All professionals who deliver care to surgical patients are responsible for the adoption of hypothermia prevention measures; nevertheless, perioperative nurses\' actions are highlighted. These professionals are responsible for planning and putting in practice interventions aimed at improving nursing care quality and enhancing patient safety.

A tomada de decisão do enfermeiro na sua prática diária necessita ser fundamentada em conhecimento científico. A prática baseada em evidências é uma abordagem que preconiza a utilização de resultados de pesquisas na prática clínica, sendo a revisão integrativa um de seus recursos. A presente investigação é uma revisão integrativa que teve como objetivo buscar e avaliar as evidências disponíveis sobre as intervenções eficazes de enfermagem para a prevenção de lesões de pele no paciente cirúrgico, no período transoperatório, ou em decorrência deste. Para a seleção dos artigos utilizamos duas bases de dados, Cinalh e Medline, e a amostra desta revisão constituiu-se em 14 artigos, referentes principalmente ao uso de superfícies de suporte. Após análise dos artigos incluídos na revisão , os resultados dos estudos apontaram que os dispositivos considerados mais eficazes na prevenção de lesões de pele foram o colchão de ar micropulsante, cobertura de colchão de polímero de visco elástico seco e almofadas de gel sucessivamente. / Nursing decision making in daily practice needs to be based on scientific knowledge. Evidence-based practice establishes the use of research results in clinical practice, with integrative literature review as one of its resources. This integrative review aimed to find and evaluate the available evidence on efficient nursing care interventions for the prevention of skin injuries in surgical patients, during or as a result of the perioperative period. To select the articles, we use two databases, Cinalh and Medline, resulting in a sample of 14 articles, which mainly dealt with the use of support surfaces. The results of this analysis indicated that the devices considered most efficient in the prevention of skin injuries were, in decreasing order, the multi-cell pulsating dynamic mattress system, a dry visco-elastic polymer pad and gel cushions.

A infecção de sítio cirúrgico (ISC) é uma complicação frequente que pode acometer o paciente submetido ao procedimento anestésico cirúrgico. A importância dessa problemática está no aumento da morbidade, mortalidade e dos custos hospitalares, e ainda, em relação ao paciente, pelo sofrimento emocional e físico, bem como o prolongamento do período de afastamento de suas atividades profissionais e do convívio social. A presente investigação teve como objetivo geral analisar a incidência de infecção de sítio cirúrgico em pacientes submetidos à neurocirurgia eletiva e limpa em hospital privado filantrópico, nível terciário, do interior do Estado de São Paulo. Para tal, realizou-se estudo com delineamento de pesquisa não experimental, tipo descritivo e prospectivo. A amostra foi composta por 85 sujeitos submetidos a neurocirurgias eletivas e limpas. Para a coleta de dados utilizou-se instrumento validado por estudioso da temática, esse procedimento ocorreu durante o acompanhamento do paciente no perioperatório (pré, intra e pós-operatório) e, após a alta, no trigésimo dia após o procedimento cirúrgico, sendo agendado o retorno do paciente na sala de curativos do hospital onde a pesquisa foi conduzida. A coleta de dados teve a duração de onze meses (junho de 2012 a abril de 2013). A indicência de ISC foi de 9,4%, resultado superior ao preconizado na literatura para o tipo de procedimento cirúrgico estudado (cirurgia limpa). As variáveis estudadas relacionadas ao paciente foram idade, classificação ASA, Índice de Massa Coporal e presença de doenças crônicas. As variáveis investigadas relacionadas ao procedimento anestésico cirúrgico foram duração da anestesia, duração da cirurgia, uso de antibioticoprofilaxia e tempo total de internação. Em relação ao momento do diagnóstico, dos oito pacientes com ISC, cinco (62,5%) tiveram o diagnóstico durante o período em que permaneceram internados; dois (25%) após a alta por ocasião de reinternação devido ISC e um (12,5%) no retorno agendado na sala de curativos. O estudo fornece subsídios para a reflexão dos profissionais de saúde sobre a incidência e os fatores predisponentes de ISC em neurocirurgia, os quais podem auxiliar na implementação de medidas de prevenção e controle para a problemática em razão dos efeitos deletérios acarretados no tocante aos custos e as repercussões familiares, sociais e financeiras ao paciente cirúrgico / The surgical site infection (SSI) is a common complication that can occur in patients undergoing the surgical anesthetic procedure. The importance of this problem is the increasing of morbidity, mortality and hospital costs, and also in relation to patients, the emotional and physical distress, as well as the extension of the period of absence from their professional and social life. This study aimed to analyze the incidence of surgical site infection in patients undergoing clean elective neurosurgery in a private philanthropic hospital, tertiary level, in the state of São Paulo. For this, a descriptive and prospective study with non-experimental research design was performed. The sample consisted of 85 subjects undergoing clean elective neurosurgery. For data collection, an instrument validated by an expert was used; this procedure occurred during the follow up of the patient in the perioperative period (pre, intra and post- operative) and, after discharge, in the thirtieth day after the surgical procedure. The patient\'s return was scheduled in the dressing room of the hospital where the research was conducted. Data collection lasted eleven months (from June 2012 to April 2013). The incidence of SSI was of 9.4%, and this result was higher than that recommended in the literature for the type of surgical procedure studied (clean surgery). The studied variables related to the patient were age, ASA score, body mass index and chronic diseases. The studied variables related to surgical anesthesia were duration of anesthesia, duration of surgery, use of antibiotic and total hospitalization time. Regarding the time of diagnosis, from the eight patients with SSI, five (62.5%) were diagnosed during the period in which they were hospitalized, two (25%) after discharge at the time of readmission due to SSI, and one (12, 5%) in the return scheduled at the wound dressing. The study provides support for reflection of health professionals on the incidence and predisposing factors for SSI in neurosurgery, which can assist in the implementation of prevention and control measures for the problem because of the deleterious effects due to costs and social, financial and family repercussions to the surgical patient

A recuperação cirúrgica é um evento complexo que abarca a retomada de atividades do cotidiano e melhora do estado físico, psicológico e emocional dos pacientes que foram alteradas em consequência do tratamento cirúrgico. Contudo, a determinação do momento em que a recuperação da cirurgia ocorreu requer rigoroso acompanhamento dos pacientes. O questionário Quality of recovery -40item (QoR-40), por permitir a avalição da recuperação cirúrgica compreendendo dimensões físicas, psicológicas, emocionais e sociais, pode ser uma importante ferramenta para este acompanhamento. O QoR-40 possui 40 itens com escala Likert de resposta e o escore total varia de 40 a 200, sendo que quanto maior o resultado melhor o recuperação cirúrgica. Trata-se de um estudo metodológico que teve como objetivo principal validar, para o uso entre pacientes submetidos a prostatectomia radical, a versão brasileira do questionário QoR-40. O questionário foi aplicado em uma amostra de 200 pacientes prostatectomizados radicais em quatro momentos: pré e pós-operatório, primeiro e segundo retornos. Realizou-se análise semântica dos itens do questionário, em uma amostra independente a da validação, para investigar a compreensão e relevância de cada item. Para a validade de constructo convergente foi investigada a correlação de Pearson entre a medida do QoR-40 e as medidas dos constructos relacionados aos domínios do questionário de qualidade de vida (SF-36v2®) e com a medida da escala visual analógica de recuperação cirúrgica (VAS recuperação cirúrgica). A validade discriminante foi investigada por meio de grupos conhecidos, pelo teste Mann-Whitney, considerando a medida do QoR-40 nos grupos de pacientes com o diagnóstico de enfermagem Recuperação cirúrgica retardada, com incontinência urinária e disfunção erétil. A fidedignidade foi investigada por meio da consistência interna, considerando o alfa de Cronbach e correlações inter-item e item-total. A responsividade foi investigada por meio de regressão linear com efeitos mistos e análise da média de respostas padronizadas (SRM). A análise semântica, realizada com 24 sujeitos, resultou em discretas alterações na redação nos itens 6, 19 e 23 de maneira que atendeu a compreensão dos sujeitos, conforme identificado no pré-teste. Na validade de constructo convergente, as correlações entre as medidas do QoR-40 e as medidas dos domínios do SF- 36v2® e da VAS recuperação cirúrgica foram predominantemente moderadas (r=0,18 a 0,89); a validade de constructo discriminante constatou diferenças entre pacientes com o diagnóstico de enfermagem Recuperação cirúrgica retardada e com incontinência urinária (p<0,01). A fidedignidade, por meio da consistência interna, obteve valeres de alfa de Cronbach satisfatórios (0,75 a 0,86) e correlações inter-item e item-total predominantemente moderadas (r=0,02 a 0,64). A responsividade foi adequada com média de diferença das medidas estatisticamente significantes (p<0,01) no decorrer do tempo e com SRM variando de 0,03 a 1,11. Conclui-se que o QoR-40 possui adequada validade, fidedignidade e responsividade a partir dos dados obtidos no estudo realizado entre sujeitos submetidos a prostatectomia radical / Postoperative recovery is a complex event that comprehends the resumption of daily activities and improvement of the physical, emotional and psychological states of the patients, which were altered as consequences of the surgical treatment. However, the determination of the moment in which the surgical recovery has occurred requires rigorous medical supervision of the patients. The Quality of recovery -40item (QoR-40) questionnaire enables an evaluation of the postoperative recovery in physical, emotional, social and psychological dimensions. Therefore, it can be an important tool for such supervision. The Qor-40 has 40 items with Likert scale answers and its total score varies from 40 to 200, in which the results are increased in accordance with the quality of postoperative recovery. It\'s a methodological study that aims to validate the Brazilian version of the QoR-40 questionnaire to be used with patients who have undergone radical prostatectomy. The questionnaire was answered by a sampling of 200 radical prostatectomized patients in four distinct moments: pre- and postoperative, first and second follow-up appointments. A semantic analysis of the questionnaire\'s items was performed, in a sampling independent of the validation sampling, to investigate the comprehension and relevance of each item. For the convergent construct validity, an investigation was performed, concerning the Pearson correlation between the QoR-40 measure and the measures of the constructs related to the domains of the quality of life questionnaire (SF-36v2®) as well as the measure of the visual analogue scale for postoperative recovery (VAS postoperative recovery). The discriminant validity was investigated by means of known groups, through the Mann-Whitney test, considering the QoR-40 measure in the groups of patients with a nursing diagnosis of Retarded postoperative recovery, with urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction. The reliability was investigated by means of the internal consistency, considering Cronbach\'s alpha and inter-item/item-total correlations. Responsivity was investigated by means of linear regression with mixed effects and analysis of the standardized response mean (SRM). The semantic analysis, performed with 24 people, has resulted in discreet alterations in the wording of items 6, 19 and 23 in a manner that has accomplished their understanding, as identified in the pretest. In the convergent construct validity, the correlations between the measures of the QoR-40 and the measures of SF-36v2® and VAS postoperative recovery domains were predominantly moderate (r=0.18 to 0.89); the discriminant construct validity has presented differences between patients with a nursing diagnosis of Retarded postoperative recovery, with urinary incontinence (p<0.01). The reliability, by means of internal consistency, has obtained satisfactory Conbach\'s alpha values (0.75 to 0.86) and predominantly moderate inter-item and item-total correlations (r= 0.02 to 0.64). The responsivity was adequate, with a mean of difference of the statistically significant measures (p<0.01) in the course of time and with SRM varying from 0.03 to 1.11. As a result, it can be concluded that the QoR-40 has adequate validity, reliability and responsivity, taking into consideration the data obtained in the study performed with patients who have undergone radical prostatectomy