CLINICAL FACTORS AND PREDICTORS OF OCULAR DRYESTMENT IN PATIENTS IN THE POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD

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https://doi.org/10.18471/rbe.v37.48606

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Nursing Diagnosis., Dry Eye Syndromes, Eye Health, Surgery Centers, Postoperative Period

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate in the ocular surface of patients in the postoperative period in a Post-Anesthetic Recovery Unit the clinical predictors for ocular dryness of the nursing diagnosis (ND) Risk of ocular dryness. Method: cross-sectional study carried out from May to August 2017. Sample consisted of 157 patients. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: the clinical diagnosis of ocular dryness prevailed in 85.35% of the patients, while the ND Risk for ocular dryness was present in 14.65%. Statistical differences were observed between hyperemia, excessive tearing and insufficient Schirmer test with the diagnosis of ocular dryness in the right eye and with the ND Risk of ocular dryness. As well as in the left eye with insufficient Schirmer's test. Conclusion: hyperemia, excessive tearing and insufficient Schirmer's test are relevant clinical predictors in the perioperative period, to promote preventive measures and/or early detection of ocular dryness.

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Raianny Alves Costa Medeiros, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil

Enfermeira. Mestre em Enfermagem pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte.

Jéssica Naiara de Medeiros Araújo, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Mossoró, RN, Brasil

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Professora Adjunta da Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte.

Ana Paula Nunes de Lima Fernandes, Secretaria do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Coordenadora do Núcleo de Segurança do Paciente do Hospital Rafael Fernandes da Secretaria do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte

Cyntia Leenara Bezerra da Silva, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil

Graduanda em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte.

Marcos Antonio Ferreira Júnior, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brasil

Enfermeiro. Doutor em Saúde e Desenvolvimento pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul. Professor Associado da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul.

Allyne Fortes Vitor, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação da Universidade Federal do Ceará. Professora Associada II da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte.

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2023-05-29

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Medeiros, R. A. C., Araújo, J. N. de M., Fernandes, A. P. N. de L. ., Borges, B. E. C., da Silva, C. L. B., Ferreira Júnior, M. A. ., & Vitor, A. F. (2023). CLINICAL FACTORS AND PREDICTORS OF OCULAR DRYESTMENT IN PATIENTS IN THE POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD. Revista Baiana De Enfermagem, 37. https://doi.org/10.18471/rbe.v37.48606

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Vol. 37 (2023)

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