A atuação do enfermeiro no reconhecimento precoce da sepse em pacientes de unidade de terapia intensiva (uti)

Abstract

Introduction: Sepsis , over the past few years has become the main challenge for critically ill patients in their treatment . It is considered a serious disease with a high mortality rate especially for intensive care units and may be minimized when performed early diagnosis and therapy. Objective: To identify the scientific productions nurses' actions in early recognition of sepsis in patients from the Intensive Care Unit . Methodology : This is an integrative review whose guiding question was : what is the role of the nurse in early recognition of sepsis in patients? The search for studies with selected descriptors was performed in the databases SciELO, LILACS , MEDLINE , IBECS , collects SUS Bdenf - nursing and Cochrane library . Access to databases was through the Virtual Health Library After evaluation of the selection criteria seven articles were classified for the sample . Results and Conclusions : The nurses have a key to bring significant results of this early detection and proper treatment, start by defining and executing strategies together to prevention , recognition and action in a timely manner , achieving positive results and significant role , but notes - the few studies that have addressed the issue about the pathophysiology and progression of the disorder not to mention structured individual health professionals in which part of the process tasks , which highlights a dearth in research and the need for better development approach for a reliable.