Chronic venous insufficiency and graduated compression stockings: analysis of public health system patients' adherence to treatment.

BACKGROUND: Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a pathology of great importance due to its high worldwide prevalence, affecting up to 80% of the population. Its incidence increases with age and is more frequent in females. One of the most important treatment options is compression therapy and the main method employed is wearing graduated compression stockings, which is considered the basic treatment for CVI regardless of the patient's clinical classification. In clinical practice, treatment outcomes are impaired by patients not wearing the stockings properly. OBJECTIVES: To analyze the rate of adherence to wearing graduated compression stockings and to understand the problem of treatment non-adherence. METHODS: Cross-sectional observational study conducted from June 2017 to January 2019, based on administration of questionnaires to patients at a SUS vascular surgery clinic at a teaching hospital, in Curitiba, PR, Brazil. Data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS Statistics v.20.0 computer program. RESULTS: 240 patients were analyzed. Mean age was 57.5 ± 12.9 (22 - 86) and 84.2% of the sample were female. 106 of the 240 patients analyzed (44.2%) were non-adherent with wearing compression stockings. Reasons for not wearing the stockings were: financial; pain; ignorance of the need to wear them; heat; and others. CONCLUSIONS: The adherence rate observed in the present study was 55.8% and the most prevalent reason for not wearing stockings was financial.

Insuficiência venosa crônica e uso de meia elástica de compressão graduada: uma análise sobre a adesão ao tratamento em pacientes do SUS / Chronic venous insufficiency and graduated compression stockings: analysis of public health system patients' adherence to treatment

Resumo Contexto A insuficiência venosa crônica é uma doença de alta prevalência mundial, podendo chegar a até 80% da população. Sua incidência aumenta com a idade e é mais frequente no sexo feminino. Das opções terapêuticas, destaca-se a terapia compressiva, sendo a principal o uso de meia elástica de compressão graduada, considerado o tratamento básico para a insuficiência venosa crônica independentemente da classificação clínica do paciente. Na prática clínica, o resultado da terapia é prejudicado pela não adesão ao uso da meia. Objetivos Avaliar a taxa de adesão ao uso da meia elástica de compressão graduada, assim como compreender a problemática da não aderência ao tratamento. Métodos Estudo observacional transversal, realizado entre junho de 2017 até janeiro de 2019, mediante aplicação de questionário aos pacientes em ambulatório de cirurgia vascular do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), em um hospital-escola, em Curitiba, no estado do Paraná (PR). Os dados foram analisados com o programa computacional IBM SPSS Statistics v.20.0. Resultados Foram analisados 240 pacientes. A média de idade foi de 57,5±12,9 (22-86); 84,2% eram do sexo feminino. Do total de pacientes analisados, 106 (44,2%) não aderiram ao uso das meias. As justificativas para o não uso foram: questão financeira, dor, desconhecimento da necessidade, calor e outras. Conclusões A taxa de adesão encontrada no presente estudo foi de 55,8%, e o principal motivo para o não uso foi a questão financeira.

Abstract Background Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a pathology of great importance due to its high worldwide prevalence, affecting up to 80% of the population. Its incidence increases with age and is more frequent in females. One of the most important treatment options is compression therapy and the main method employed is wearing graduated compression stockings, which is considered the basic treatment for CVI regardless of the patient's clinical classification. In clinical practice, treatment outcomes are impaired by patients not wearing the stockings properly. Objectives To analyze the rate of adherence to wearing graduated compression stockings and to understand the problem of treatment non-adherence. Methods Cross-sectional observational study conducted from June 2017 to January 2019, based on administration of questionnaires to patients at a SUS vascular surgery clinic at a teaching hospital, in Curitiba, PR, Brazil. Data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS Statistics v.20.0 computer program. Results 240 patients were analyzed. Mean age was 57.5 ± 12.9 (22 - 86) and 84.2% of the sample were female. 106 of the 240 patients analyzed (44.2%) were non-adherent with wearing compression stockings. Reasons for not wearing the stockings were: financial; pain; ignorance of the need to wear them; heat; and others. Conclusions The adherence rate observed in the present study was 55.8% and the most prevalent reason for not wearing stockings was financial.

Triage and flow management in sepsis.

BACKGROUND: Sepsis is a major public health problem, with a growing incidence and mortality rates still close to 30% in severe cases. The speed and adequacy of the treatment administered in the first hours of sepsis, particularly access to intensive care, are important to reduce mortality. This study compared the triage strategies and intensive care rationing between septic patients and patients with other indications of intensive care. This study included all patients with signs for intensive care, enrolled in the intensive care management system of a Brazilian tertiary public emergency hospital, from January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2016. The intensivist periodically evaluated the requests, prioritizing them according to a semi-quantitative scale. Demographic data, Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), and quick SOFA (qSOFA), as well as surgical interventions, were used as possible confounding factors in the construction of incremental logistic regression models for prioritization and admission to intensive care outcomes. RESULTS: The study analyzed 9195 ICU requests; septic patients accounted for 1076 cases (11.7%), 293 (27.2%) of which were regarded as priority 1. Priority 1 septic patients were more frequently hospitalized in the ICU than nonseptic patients (52.2% vs. 34.9%, p <  0.01). Septic patients waited longer for the vacancy, with a median delay time of 43.9 h (interquartile range 18.2-108.0), whereas nonseptic patients waited 32.5 h (interquartile range 11.5-75.8)-p <  0.01. Overall mortality was significantly higher in the septic group than in the group of patients with other indications for intensive care (72.3% vs. 39.8%, p <  0.01). This trend became more evident after the multivariate analysis, and the mortality odds ratio was almost three times higher in septic patients (2.7, 2.3-3.1). CONCLUSION: Septic patients had a lower priority for ICU admission and longer waiting times for an ICU vacancy than patients with other critical conditions. Overall, this implied a 2.7-fold increased risk of mortality in septic patients.