Prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in surgical patients at a general hospital

• Autor(a) principal: da Silva Araujo, Weslei
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Silva Matos, Ruth, Ramos de Andrade Antunes Gomes, Jacqueline, Costa Quirino, Gleyce Mikaelle, Rocha Itacarambi, Lauane, Gomes Lima de Lucena, Hysnara, Carvalho de Araujo, Izabel, Dias Castelo Branco, Jaqueline, Severiano de Melo Junior, Kerginaldo, Pereira Silva, Laura Fernanda, Siqueira de Araujo, Lethícia, Rodrigues Rios, Liliane
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Health Residencies Journal (HRJ)
• Texto Completo: https://escsresidencias.emnuvens.com.br/hrj/article/view/372
• topic: Cuidados de enfermagem; Tromboembolia Venosa; Pacotes de Assistência ao Paciente; Prática Clínica Baseada em Evidências; Nursing care; Venous Thromboembolism; Patient Care Packages; Evidence-Based Clinical Practice

Objective: to evaluate the practice of drug prophylaxis for VTE in surgical patients in a general hospital in the Federal District. Methodology: retrospective cross-sectional observational study through the analysis of medical records of patients undergoing preoperative evaluation at Hospital Regional do Gama, DF, from January to June 2016. Results: In the present study, a great statistical difference was demonstrated between high-risk and intermediate-risk patients. Among the former, 41 patients (74.54%) received some form of prevention, and of these, 95.12% were prescribed in the proper dose. Of the 18 intermediate-risk patients, 10 (55.56%) were prescribed VTE prophylaxis, of which only 40% were prescribed at the appropriate dose, showing that, in this hospital, high-risk patients are more protected than at-risk patients intermediate and development of VTE. Conclusion: The performance of this work brought important contributions in relation to the field of thromboprophylaxis, and the objectives of the study were fully achieved in view of the results found.