Amputee patient’s notification file facilitator for early rehabilitation: hospital notification: facilitator in amputee rehabilitation

Abstract

This extension project of the Santa Catarina State University (UDESC) called Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation in Amputees is a set of actions aiming to follow the National Guidelines of Attention to Amputated People, prioritizing the assistance provided for these patients during the immediate post-operative period. This study aimed to prepare the tool of amputee patient’s notification file, the methodology of insertion of this routine in a multiprofessional practice scenario, and socio-demographic results of the subjects notified. This is a descriptive study with quantitative and qualitative approach, of experience-report type, carried out from June 2014 to June 2016.Regarding the municipalities of origin, it was found that the patients residing in Greater Florianópolis correspond to 51.8% of the sample, however, the number of notifications with this field not completed was high (32.1%). The major cause of amputation was due to vascular diseases (50%), followed by traumatic etiology (37.5%), with a most prevalent transfemoral level (46.4%). In total, 33.9% of patients were notified with admission for early rehabilitation in the extension project. The tool of hospital notice of amputee patients was innovative for facilitating care to a newly-amputated patient and referral to early rehabilitation as it is incorporated in the routine of the hospital’s multidisciplinary staff.