Perfil dos pacientes na Lista Única de Espera para transplante cardíaco no estado do Ceará

Abstract

Background: Organ transplants have increased considerably in recent years because of technological developments and society's awareness for organ donation.

Results of medium-term survival in patients undergoing cardiac transplantation: institutional experience

“…Similar results were found in other studies, in which most patients submitted to heart transplantation (81.8%) are male [ 4 , 11 , 13 ] . In another study with 156 patients enrolled in the Unified Waiting List of Ceará for heart transplantation, concluded that the highest percentage of males (81%), young adults aged between 20-40 years (22.4%) and middle-aged adults 40-64 years (56.4%), with an average of 36 years, had dilated cardiomyopathy (91%), 69% underwent transplantation, 25% died before transplantation and 6% were excluded due to improvement or worsening of symptoms and the average waiting time was 136 days until the day of cardiac transplantation [ 7 ] .…”

“…Cardiac transplantation in the State of Ceara is only performed when the recipient is enrolled in the Unified Waiting List to receive the body [ 7 ] . Such receptors are patients with heart failure functional class III or IV New York Heart Association (NYHA) that are disabling with symptoms or at high risk of death in the first year and have no alternative to medical or surgical treatment [ 3 ] .…”

“…However, there are limitations created by the higher number of receptors on the ongoing shortage of donors [ 8 ] . The increase of people placed on the waiting list for heart transplantation, is greater than those who are transplanted [ 7 ] .…”

Integrative review: indicators of result process of organ donation and transplants

“…Todas as publicações de 2005 a 2010 na base LILACS eram nível quatro, e 67,0% dos estudos realizados no Brasil. 3,[15][16][17][18][31][32][33] Em relação às bases de dados on-line, foram identificadas duas nos Estados Unidos, uma na Inglaterra, uma no Canadá, duas na Europa, uma na Espanha, uma na China e uma no Brasil. Totalizando cinco governamentais e quatro não governamentais.…”

Outpatient nursing care: perception of the heart transplant patients on outpatient nursing consultation Assistência de enfermagem ambulatorial: percepção de transplantados cardíacos sobre a consulta de enfermagem ambulatorial

“…1 Among the technological strategies used, we highlight the Cardiac Transplantation (CT), one of the main therapies in the treatment of chronic heart disease patients who present heart failure and its success implies a significant increase in survival, as well as in the quality of life of this patient. 2 Brazil has the second largest public system of organ and tissue transplants, Ceará being the second state in transplant numbers and the fifth in CT. 3 This is a large surgery and of high complexity, implying in several complications inherent to the surgery. In addition to the repercussions for the life of the transplanted client and their families, it requires the assistance of a multiprofessional team with specific training in order to guarantee the best level of health and well-being.…”