O perfil dos pacientes portadores de lesão por pressão atendidos pelo programa melhor em casa.

Abstract

This article aims to identify the profile of patients with Pressure Ulcer treated by the Melhor em Casa Program of the Home Care Service of the city of Santa Cruz do Sul (RS); in addition to assessing and classifying pressure ulcer according to the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, measuring existing comorbidities and identifying the difficulties that the Melhor em Casa Program team encounters when providing patient care at home. This is a qualitative, observational and documentary research. Thirteen patients were followed during the visits of the Melhor em Casa Program team through which the profile of the skin lesion patients was defined as: woman aged over 60 years, with a bed rest period of 0 to 5 years, the prevalence of pressure injuries was in the sacral region, and more evidenced type of lesion was the stage 4, the most commonly used coverage is Calcium Alginate and the comorbidities associated with this type of lesion were advanced age, Systemic Arterial Hypertension and Cerebral Vascular Accident.