Nursing intervention in the immediate postoperative management of pneumonectomy

• Autor(a) principal: Santos Marcillo, Nora Alexandra
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Torres Calderón , Ximena Margarita, Flores Chiliguano, Laura Yolanda, Díaz Vacacela, Blanca Patricia
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: spa
• Título da fonte: Sapienza (Curitiba)
• Texto Completo: https://journals.sapienzaeditorial.com/index.php/SIJIS/article/view/563
• topic: Pneumonectomia, Complicações, Intervenção, Enfermagem, Paciente, Pós-operatório; Pneumonectomy, Complications, Intervention, Nursing, Patient, Postoperative; Neumonectomía, Complicaciones, Intervención, Enfermería, Paciente, Postoperatorio

Introduction: Pneumonectomy is an invasive procedure in which the lung is surgically removed. In this environment, nursing staff play a fundamental role for patients and require rigorous postoperative care with early diagnosis and appropriate treatment, minimizing risks of medical complications. Objective: To identify nursing interventions in the immediate postoperative management of pneumonectomy. Methodology: The study uses a qualitative approach based on the PRISMA method and evaluates the national and international literature, 20 review articles from different authors were selected and compared. Results: The results show that the complications found in the reviewed studies were respiratory, such as pneumonia (50%), respiratory failure (45%), pleural effusion (30), embolism and pulmonary edema (5% each). one), while cardiac arrhythmias were the most common circulatory complications (11%), while postoperative bleeding, infection, psychiatric disorders, and laryngeal nerve calcification were some of the most common complications. Conclusion: In the immediate post-surgical management of a pneumonectomy it is important to control the drains since their constant assessment will allow us to identify any type of infection early.