Patients' knowledge on oral anticoagulation after metal valve implantation

• Autor(a) principal: Galli da Silveira, Carolina Galli da Silveira
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Algarte Fernandes, Paolla, Maier, Suellen Rodrigues de Oliveira, Dessotte, Carina Aparecida Marosti
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Advances in Nursing and Health
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/anh/article/view/44036
• topic: Cirurgia Torácica; Conhecimento; Anticoagulantes; Enfermagem Perioperatória; Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos.

Aim: evaluate the knowledge on oral anticoagulation of patients after their first heart surgery with metallic valve implantation. Method: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study with a quantitative approach, in which 32 patients aged over 18 years who underwent implantation of metallic heart prostheses in a teaching hospital were interviewed. Data collection occurred between January 2019 and March 2020, by means of an interview contemplating an instrument to assess knowledge on oral anticoagulant, whose minimum expected score is zero and maximum is 32 points, with higher scores indicating greater knowledge. Patients who did not present cognitive conditions were excluded. Results: the majority of females lived with a partner and was in an inactive work situation, with a mean age of 49.9 years. The mean score of general knowledge was 19.8 points, far from the values that indicate greater knowledge. The average score for specific knowledge was 3.0 points, which shows greater knowledge. Conclusion: A deficit was observed in the knowledge regarding the coagulation control test and the procedures to discontinue the use of anticoagulants, which reinforces the need for careful monitoring and patient orientation during treatment.