Abstract

MACEDO, Jane Keyla Souza dos Santos et al. Análise do grau de dependência de cuidados de enfermagem em uma unidade de recuperação pós-anestésica. Enfermería Actual de Costa Rica [online]. 2020, n.38, pp.89-102. ISSN 1409-4568.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/revenf.v0i38.38332.

The objective of this research was to analyze the degree of dependence of patients in a Post Anesthesia Recovery Unit comparing nursing care needs. It is a quantitative, cross-sectional and descriptive study. Two validated instruments were used to classify patients according to the degree of dependence, and the Kappa index was used to assess the agreement between the instruments. It was found that there is a prevalence of the male population of 45 (64.3%), the most attended medical specialty was neurosurgery with 48 (68.6%). 65 patients (92.9%) were generally classified as serious and 59 (84%) to 60 (86%) who required intensive nursing care according to the instruments that assess the degree of dependence. It is concluded that the increase in the need for care depends entirely on the severity of the patient, and it can be verified that the age group and the invasive procedures performed are variables that directly involve the care provided since these factors contribute directly to the increase in the degree of dependence and duration of stay in the health service.

Keywords : Nursing-care; Patient-severity; Post-operative-period.

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