Cardiac catheterization for femoral route: clinical description and associated complications
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https://doi.org/10.5205/1981-8963-v11i3a13991p1473-1480-2017Keywords:
Cateterismo Cardíaco, Complicações, Artéria Femoral, Cuidados de Enfermagem.Abstract
ABSTRACT
Objective: to describe the clinical characteristics and associated complications in patients submitted to cardiac catheterization for femoral route. Method: descriptive study with a quantitative approach performed with 99 patients submitted to cardiac catheterization for femoral route in a reference hospital for heart disease. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 15.0 was used for data storage, processing and statistical analysis. Results: among the participants of this research, 60.6% were men; 64.6% were elderly; 73.7% had coronary heart disease; 83.8% were hypertensive; 77.8% used antiplatelet drugs. It was found that 62.6% have been hospitalized for more than a week in the hospital and the main complication was vascular, being associated with use of antiplatelet drugs (p = 0.035). Conclusion: the occurrence of typical risk factors for heart disease and vascular complications suggests the need for a closer look by the nurse to the pre and post cardiac catheterization in order to optimize the quality of care provided. Descriptors: Cardiac Catheterization/Complications; Femoral Artery; Nursing Care.
RESUMO
Objetivo: descrever as características clínicas e as complicações associadas em pacientes submetidos ao cateterismo cardíaco for femoral. Método: estudo descritivo, de abordagem quantitativa, realizado com 99 pacientes submetidos ao cateterismo cardíaco, for femoral, em hospital de referência para doenças cardíacas. Para armazenamento, processamento e análise estatística dos dados, foi utilizado o Programa Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), versão 15.0. Resultados: entre os participantes desta pesquisa, 60,6% eram homens; 64,6%, idosos; 73,7%, coronariopatas; 83,8%, hipertensos; 77,8% faziam uso de antiplaquetários. Constatou-se que 62,6% estavam internados há mais de uma semana no hospital e a principal complicação foi a vascular, estando associada ao uso de antiplaquetário (p=0,035). Conclusão: a ocorrência de fatores de risco típicos para doenças cardíacas e de complicações vasculares sugere a necessidade de um olhar mais atento do enfermeiro no pré e pós-cateterismo cardíaco, para otimizar a qualidade da assistência prestada. Descritores: Cateterismo Cardíaco/Complicações; Artéria Femoral; Cuidados de Enfermagem.
RESUMEN
Objetivo: describir las características clínicas y las complicaciones asociadas en pacientes sometidos al cateterismo cardíaco vía femoral. Método: estudio descriptivo, de enfoque cuantitativo realizado con 99 pacientes sometidos al cateterismo cardíaco, vía femoral, en hospital de referencia para enfermedades cardíacas. Para almacenamiento, procesamiento y análisis estadístico de los datos, fue utilizado el Programa Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), versión 15.0. Resultados: entre los participantes de esta investigación, 60,6% eran hombres; 64,6%, ancianos; 73,7%, coronariopatas; 83,8%, hipertensos; 77,8% usaban antiplaquetarios. Se Constató que 62,6% estaban internados por más de una semana en el hospital y la principal complicación fue la vascular, estando asociada al uso de antiplaquetario (p=0,035). Conclusión: la ocurrencia de factores de riesgo típicos para enfermedades cardíacas y de complicaciones vasculares sugiere la necesidad de una mirada más atenta del enfermero en el pre y post-cateterismo cardíaco, para optimizar la calidad de la asistencia prestada. Descriptores: Cateterismo Cardíaco/Complicaciones; Arteria Femoral; Atención de Enfermería.
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