Olho seco em pacientes críticos: revisão integrativa

Abstract

Objective: To identify in peer literature publications on the risk of dry eye in patients admitted to adult intensive care units. Methods: A study in the databases MedLine, CINAHL, Web of Knowledge, LILACS, Cochrane, IBECS and BDENF was conducted. In these, 620 potentially eligible studies were found, and from those, 27 met the inclusion criteria and were selected. The studies were analyzed by two independent researchers who used an instrument adapted to identify the level of evidence of the articles. Results: 39 different risk factors for dry eye were identified; the following risk factors were found in 50% or more of the studies: lagophthalmos (85.18%), use of sedatives (70.37%), mechanical ventilation (66.66%) and the use of neuromuscular blocking agents (55.55%). Conclusion: It was found only one study that specifically addressed the dry eye problem in critically ill patients, further clinical studies are necessary in order to provide strong scientific evidence on the subject.