ABSTRACT
Objective:
assess the relation between the perceived stressors at the Intensive Care Unit and hemodynamic instability in the postoperative period of patients submitted to the first cardiac surgery.
Method:
observational analytic prospective cohort study, developed at a university hospital in the interior of São Paulo State. A consecutive and non-probabilistic sample was constituted, consisting of patients submitted to the first coronary artery bypass graft or heart valve disease correction. The Environmental Stressor Questionnaire (range 0-200, with higher scores indicating greater stress) and tissue perfusion markers were used to assess the research variables.
Results:
150 patients participated in the study. The average score for the assessment of stressors was 75.6 for patients with hemodynamic instability (n=91) and 72.8 for patients without hemodynamic instability, without a statistically significant difference (p=0.398; Student’s t-test).
Conclusion:
in the study sample, we found no relation between perceived stressors at the Intensive Care Unit and hemodynamic instability in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery.
DESCRIPTORS:
Perioperative nursing; Physiological stress; Cardiovascular system; Thoracic surgery; Postoperative complications