Elderly and perioperative care

Authors

  • Meives Aparecida Rodrigues de Almeida USC
  • José Manuel Mayán Santos USC
  • Manuel Gangoy-Crego USC
  • Montserrat Fernández Prieto USC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33233/eb.v8i6.4690

Keywords:

nursing; aged; aging; surgery; perioperative care

Abstract

The purpose of this descriptive transversal study is to carry out an analysis and to characterize the elder during perioperative period concerning admission diagnosis; associated pathologies; knowledge and understanding of health problems; sensory state; emotional state; performed surgery, anesthesia type and intercurrence. Data were collected from June 2007 to January 2008. 

Author Biographies

Meives Aparecida Rodrigues de Almeida, USC

Enfermeira, Doutoranda em Gerontologia, Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela – USC, Espanha

José Manuel Mayán Santos, USC

Catedrático de Enfermería Universidade de Santiago de Compostela – USC

Manuel Gangoy-Crego, USC

Diretor do Programa Oficial de Pós-Graduação em Gerontologia do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela – USC, ESpanha

Montserrat Fernández Prieto, USC

Escuela Universitária de Enfermería – USC

 

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Published

2009-12-20

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 6 (2009): Enfermagem Brasil v8n6

Section

Original articles

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Copyright (c) 2009 Meives Aparecida Rodrigues de Almeida, José Manuel Mayán Santos, Manuel Gangoy-Crego, Montserrat Fernández Prieto

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