Úlcera varicosa e o uso da bota de unna: estudo de caso

• Autor(a) principal: Nogueira, Priscila Lopes
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Ribeiro, Beatriz Maria dos Santos Santiago, Martins, Júlia Trevisan, Galdino, Maria José Quina, Scholze, Alessandro Rolim, Karino, Marcia Eiko
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Enfermagem Atual In Derme
• Texto Completo: https://revistaenfermagematual.com/index.php/revista/article/view/765
• topic: Enfermagem; Úlcera varicosa; Bandagens; Cicatrização; Ambulatório hospitalar.

Objective: to analyze the tissue repair process of a patient with venous ulcer in the lower limb submitted to treatment with an Unna boot. Method: case study referring to a venous ulcer evaluation process, carried out at a University Hospital in the interior of the State of Paraná, from June 20 to September 2, 2017, in which a protocol with clinical data was used, application of the boot of Unna, measurement of the lesion area and the photographic record. Results: female patient, 56 years old, lesion in the right lower limb for 4 years, hypertensive and diabetic. After using the Unna boot for twelve weeks, there was a significant reduction in the wound, that is, there was almost complete healing, improvement in pain and reduction of edema of the lower limbs, and the patient reported improvement in his self-esteem. Still, there were results in his general clinical picture identified by weight loss. Conclusion: treatment with the Unna boot proved to be effective in healing venous ulcers together with systematized outpatient care. Descriptors: Nursing; Varicose ulcer; Bandages; Healing; Hospital outpatient clinic.