Técnica de aspiração e as lesões na mucosa respiratória: contribuições dos profissionais de Enfermagem

Abstract

Patients in intensive care unit undergoing aspiration technique airway may be subject to skin and mucosal lesions. Upon this, he stressed the importance of a correct evaluation of nursing professionals, to prove the real necessity of the aspiration procedure, as well as compliance with certain criteria for this technique to be carried out properly. This study aimed to analyze the aspiration technique and lesions in the respiratory mucosa in adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit, from the perception of nursing professionals. This is a study with qualitative approach. Some studies inclusion criteria were adopted in the integrative review: indexed in Virtual Health Library (BVS), in the Latin American databases and Caribbean Health Sciences (LILACS), International Literature in Health Sciences (MEDLINE ) and (SCIELO). Investigative scenario was the Adult Intensive Care Unit, Hospital of the Border West of the Rio Grande do Sul state. The participants were nurses and nursing technicians operating in this inpatient unit. The data were collected through semi structured interviews, and data analysis will be the thematic type. The results showed that the aspiration technique must be done correctly and by competent professional so that it can minimize the risk caused by it and respecting patient safety. The data indicate the need to intensify education activities that promote behavior change these professionals to improve scientific expertise, and thus optimize the quality of nursing care in this highly complex unit.