Indicators of care in a surgical clinic

Authors

  • Thatianny Tanferri de Brito Paranaguá Doutora. Professor Adjunto da Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade de Brasília. Residente à Rua 15 Lote 08 Unidade 203. Parque Atheneu. Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil. CEP 74890-340.
  • Ana Lúcia Queiroz Bezerra Doutora. Professor Associado da Faculdade de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Goiás.
  • Isadora Alves Moreira Especialista. Enfermeira do Hospital Universitário de Brasília.
  • Gabriela Camargo Tobias Mestre em enfermagem pela Faculdade de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Goiás.
  • Ana Elisa Bauer de Camargo e Silva Doutora. Professor Adjunto da Faculdade de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Goiás.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.15.3.219751
Keywords: Quality Assessment Assistance, Process indicators, surgical patient care, nursing

Abstract

This study aimed to characterize the hospitalizations occurred in the Surgical Clinic of a university hospital in the Midwest of Brazil. Descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study, carried out based on medical records for a total of 750 admissions. Collection of data took place from January to May of 2011 with aid of a structured and validated instrument. Descriptive statistical analyses were carried out. It was found that most admissions were elective (82.1%), with length of stay between two and eight days for 82.2% admissions. At least one surgery was recorded in 85.9% of the hospitalizations and doctors were professionals with high participation in the evolution of the patient, while the nurse presented evaluation record in 19.2% of the admissions. This highlights the need for professionals to rethink their actions in the health care and for the institutions to perform the systematization of the process of evaluation of clinical indicators, searching for quality and safety of the patient in the clinical practice

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Published
30-06-2016
How to Cite
[1]
Paranaguá, T.T. de B. et al. 2016. Indicators of care in a surgical clinic. Global Nursing. 15, 3 (Jun. 2016), 228–260. DOI:https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.15.3.219751.
Issue
Vol. 15 No. 3 (2016): #43 - Julio
Section
Administración-Gestión-Calidad

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