Body temperature of the elderly patient in the postoperative period

Authors

  • Isabel Yovana Quispe Mendoza UFMG
  • Gabriela Teles Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Vania Regina Goveia UFMG
  • Gilberto de Lima Guimarães UFMG
  • Isabela Tavares do Nascimento UFMG
  • Selme Silqueira de Matos UFMG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5327/Z1414-4425201700010006

Keywords:

Idoso, Febre, Cuidados Pós-Operatórios

Abstract

Objective: To identify fever in elderly patients submitted to orthopedic surgery during the postoperative period. Method: This is a retrospective
cohort study. Two hundred and sixty-two medical records of elderly people submitted to orthopedic surgery in the period from January 2013 to
December 2015 were analyzed. Medical records from 60-year-old patients or older, with complete registration of their body temperature between the
first and fifth postoperative days, were included. Results: We found that only 1% of the patients had fever during the postoperative period (38.7°C), and
most of them were female patients (58%), aged around 74 years; 52% underwent osteosynthesis of the proximal third of the femur – an orthopedic surgical
procedure that had as its main cause the proximal femur fracture (52%). Conclusion: The results found in the research indicate a necessary care,
by means of which temperature is controlled after surgical procedures.

Author Biographies

Isabel Yovana Quispe Mendoza, UFMG

Departamento de Enfermagem Básica da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Gabriela Teles, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Graduação em Enfermagem. Escola de Enfermagem da UFMG

Vania Regina Goveia, UFMG

Departamento de Enfermagem Básica da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Gilberto de Lima Guimarães, UFMG

Departamento de Enfermagem Básica da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Isabela Tavares do Nascimento, UFMG

Residência Multiprofissional em Enfermagem Saúde do Idoso. Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Selme Silqueira de Matos, UFMG

Departamento de Enfermagem Básica da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

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Published

2017-04-04

How to Cite

Mendoza, I. Y. Q., Teles, G., Goveia, V. R., Guimarães, G. de L., do Nascimento, I. T., & de Matos, S. S. (2017). Body temperature of the elderly patient in the postoperative period. Revista SOBECC, 22(1), 30–35. https://doi.org/10.5327/Z1414-4425201700010006

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Vol. 22 No. 1 (2017)

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