SKILLS AND PERFUSION NURSES IN MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION SURGERIES: INTEGRATIVE REVIEW

Abstract

The professional role of the perfusionist nurse is defined by the Brazilian Society of Extracorporeal Circulation, having a notable role in care and management processes. The objective was to highlight the nurses' skills and performance, in order to elucidate the training of perfusion nurses and the systematization of nursing care in extracorporeal circulation in myocardial revascularization surgeries. This is an integrative review carried out through a bibliographical survey and the experiences lived by the authors of the bibliographical review through the incorporation of the applicability of results from significant studies in practice, seeking to evaluate the Systematization of Nursing Care to direct the actions of the perfusionist nurse in myocardial revascularization surgeries. A careful and systematic search was carried out for publications in the Medical Literature and Retrieval System onLine (MEDLINE), Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS) and Nursing Database (BDENF) databases, accessed by the Library Virtual Health (VHL). Considering the main health interventions and strategies applied by the perfusion nurse, it proved to be effective in managing several factors that can cause serious injuries in clients undergoing MVR surgeries, using ECMO. The importance of nursing care and systematization in myocardial revascularization surgeries is highlighted, which must be carried out by a highly qualified professional, providing quality in the care provided. Emphasizing the importance of professional perfusion nurses in surgeries, given their skills with the multidisciplinary team, and knowledge, based on technical and scientific concepts, in addition to theoretical and practical knowledge.