Introdução: A trombose venosa profunda é uma patologia vascular caracterizada pela obstrução de uma veia profunda por um coágulo sanguíneo. Ela pode se manifestar silenciosamente e gerar complicações de alta morbimortalidade. Objetivos: Foi analisado o uso de tromboprofilaxia em unidade de terapia intensiva de um hospital universitário do Paraná, definindo os métodos químicos e mecânicos utilizados e sua taxa de adequação. Métodos: Estudo transversal, quantitativo, descritivo e retrospectivo baseado na análise de prontuários eletrônicos. Resultados: Foram analisados 120 pacientes, 68,33% estratificados de alto risco. Do total da amostra, 28,33% pacientes receberam a profilaxia adequada, 13,33% foram supertratados e 58,33% foram subtratados. Conclusão: Apesar das altas taxas de uso de profilaxia medicamentosa e mecânica, as medidas de profilaxia da TVP são subutilizadas. Os pacientes clínicos obtiveram um tratamento profilático mais adequado que os cirúrgicos.
BACKGROUND: Varicose veins of the lower limbs have a high prevalence worldwide. New treatment techniques have been developed with the objectives of improving patients' quality of life and reducing recovery times. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate patients with incompetent saphenous veins treated using conventional saphenectomy or radiofrequency ablation (RF), in terms of postoperative status. METHODS: From May 2012 to April 2013 146 varicose veins patients with saphenous insufficiency, 90 of whom were treated with conventional surgery (G1) and 56 with RF ablation (G2), were evaluated prospectively. RESULTS: In G1, 88.61% of patients complained of postoperative pain and needed to take analgesics, compared with 28.85% in G2 (p<0.05). Mean pain rating on an analog scale from 0 to 10 was 3.91±2.13 points for G1 and 1.76±3.01 points for G2 (p<0.05). Recovery periods ranged from 26.63±13.3 days to 18.26±19.37 days, for G1 and G2 respectively. Mean time taken to become totally asymptomatic was 66.78±60.9 days for G1 and 38.38±46.8 days for G2 (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The RF treatment method caused less postoperative pain and resulted in earlier recovery, when compared to conventional saphenectomy.
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