Doubts of caregivers of children with cleft lip and palate on postoperative care after cheiloplasty and palatoplasty

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Armando Dos Santos Trettene¹  Ana Paula Ribeiro Razera¹  Thaís De Oliveira Maximiano¹  Aline Godoi Luiz¹  Gisele Da Silva Dalben¹  Marcia Ribeiro Gomide¹ 

关键词: Cleft lip;    Cleft palate;    Postoperative period;    Caregivers;    Labio leporino;    Fisura del paladar;    Periodo postoperatorio;    Cuidadores;    Enfermería pediátrica;    Fenda labial;    Fissura palatina;    Período pós-operatório;    Cuidadores;    Enfermagem pediátrica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420140000700005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Objective To identify the main doubts of caregivers of children with cleft lip and palate on postoperative care after cheiloplasty and palatoplasty. Method Cross-sectional study carried out in a reference hospital, between September and November 2012. The sample was composed of 50 individuals divided in two groups, of which 25 caregivers of children submitted to cheiloplasty, and 25 of children submitted to palatoplasty. The doubts were identified by an interview applied during the preoperative nursing consultation and were then categorized by similarity. Descriptive statistics was used for analysis of the outcomes. Results Concerning cheiloplasty, the doubts were related to feeding (36%), hygiene and healing (24% each), pain and infection (8% each). With regard to palatoplasty, the doubts were related to feeding (48%), hygiene (24%), pain (16%), bleeding (8%) and infection (4%). Conclusion The study evidenced the concern of caregivers in relation to feeding and care of the postoperative wound.

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