Palliative care need in patients with advanced heart failure hospitalized in a tertiary hospital
AUTOR(ES)
Orzechowski, Roman
FONTE
Rev. esc. enferm. USP
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
31/01/2019
RESUMO
RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a necessidade de Cuidados Paliativos em pacientes com Insuficiência Cardíaca Congestiva Avançada internados em uma enfermaria cardiológica. Método: Estudo transversal com a aplicação da Escala Necessidades Paliativas da Organização Mundial da Saúde ao médico-assistente e ao paciente e/ou responsável, para avaliar a indicação de Cuidados Paliativos em pacientes com diagnóstico de Insuficiência Cardíaca classes III/IV ou fração de ejeção menor ou igual a 40% em ecocardiografia dos últimos 12 meses. Resultados: Foram incluídos 82 pacientes. A média de idade de 68 ± 20. Cinquenta e um pacientes do sexo masculino e 31 do sexo feminino. Quarenta e três pacientes (52,4%) eram casados ou estavam em união consensual, e 10 (12%) moravam sozinhos. O óbito de 46 pacientes (56,1%) nos 12 meses subsequentes não surpreenderia o seu médico, e 45 pacientes (55%) tiveram indicação de cuidados paliativos. Conclusão: Cerca da metade dos pacientes que foram internados por Insuficiência Cardíaca classe III-IV teria indicação de Cuidados Paliativos para o alívio do sofrimento provocado pela doença.ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the need for palliative care in patients with advanced Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) hospitalized in a cardiology ward. Method: Application of the World Health Organization Palliative Needs tool (NECPAL) with the assistant physician, patient and/or caregiver for evaluation of indication of Palliative Care (PC). Results: 82 patients with a diagnosis of class III/IV Heart Failure or ejection fraction less than or equal to 40% in echocardiography of the last 12 months were included: Mean age 68 ± 20 years, 51 male patients and 31 female patients. Forty-three patients (52.4%) were married or in consensual union and ten (12%) lived alone. The death of 46 patients (56.1%) in the subsequent 12 months would not surprise their physician, and forty-five patients (55%) had palliative care indication according to the NECPAL. Conclusion: About half of patients hospitalized for class III/IV Heart Failure would have an indication of Palliative Care for the relief of suffering caused by the disease.
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