Surgical results from treating children with syndactyly through the collective effort system at "SOS Hand Recife" between 2005 and 2009

ABSTRACT

Objective: to evaluate the results from and parents' satisfaction with treatment for children with syndactyly who were operated at the "SOS Hand Recife" hospital between 2005 and 2009. Methods: data for assessing the results were gathered from the patients' medical files. The subjective scores, which were ascertained prospectively, were as follows greater than or equal to 9, good result; between 6 and 8, fair result; less than 6, poor result. The results were analyzed statistically. This study was approved by the institution's ethics committee. Results: among the 35 cases, 21 (60%) consisted of simple syndactyly and 14 (40%) were complex; 22 (62.8%) were boys and 13 (37.1%) were girls. The complex cases were predominantly among males. The main complications were infection (11.4%), bleeding (11.4%) and pain (8.6%). There were more complications in the complex cases (42.8%) than in the simple cases (33.3%). The mean scores from the parents' subjective evaluations were as follows 7.6 for esthetics (7.7 in simple cases and 7.3 in complex cases; 8.2 for function (8.6 in simple cases and 7.6 in complex cases); 8.3 for the parents' general satisfaction level (8.6 in simple cases and 8.0 in complex cases); and 85.7% of the parents would recommend the surgery to others while 14.5% would not. A strong association was observed between the specialist's objective assessment and the scores given by the parents (p < 0.05). Conclusion: the surgical results from treating syndactyly presented differences between the simple and complex types, even though the parents' esthetic evaluations and satisfaction were similar...

RESUMO

Objetivo: avaliar resultados e satisfação dos pais quanto ao tratamento de crianças portadoras de sindactilia operadas entre 2005 e 2009 no Hospital SOS Mão Recife. Métodos: foram coletados, nos prontuários, os dados para avaliação dos resultados. Os escores subjetivos, verificados prospectivamente, foram igual ou superior a 9, bom resultado; entre 6 e 8, resultado regular; abaixo de 6, mau resultado. Os resultados foram analisados estatisticamente. A pesquisa foi aprovada pelo Comitê de Ética da Instituição. Resultados: dos 35 casos, 21 (60%) foram sindactilias simples e 14 (40%) complexas; 22 (62,8%) eram meninos e 13 (37,1%) meninas. Houve predominância masculina nos casos complexos. As principais complicações foram infecção (11,4%), sangramento (11,4%) e dor (8,6%). Ocorreram mais complicações nos casos complexos (42,8%) contra 33,3% nos simples. A avaliação subjetiva dos pais revelou quanto à estética, média de 7,6, porém com média de 7,7 nos casos simples e 7,3 nos complexos; na função, a média foi de 8,2, 8,6 e 7,6, respectivamente, nas simples e nas complexas; em relação ao grau de satisfação dos pais, 8,3 (geral), 8,6 e 8 respectivamente; sobre a possibilidade de os pais recomendarem a cirurgia a outros, 85,7% recomendariam, contra 14,3% contrários. Foi observada forte associação entre a avaliação objetiva do especialista e os escores atribuídos pelos pais (p < 0,05). Conclusão: os resultados cirúrgicos da sindactilia apresentam diferenças entre os tipos simples e complexo, apesar de o aspecto estético e a satisfação dos pais serem semelhantes...