Aplicação da escala em avaliação de risco para o desenvolvimento de lesões decorrentes do posicionamento cirúrgico do paciente

Objective: To identify whether there are consecutive risks of surgical positioning through the application of the Risk Assessment Scale for the Development of Injuries due to Surgical Positioning (ELPO). Method: Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, carried out in a teaching hospital located in the north of the state of Ceara, Brazil. Two instruments were used, a clinical-epidemiological profile based on a structured interview and the ELPO scale, applied in the perioperative period to 31 surgical patients. Results: Most patients were men, mixed-race, and aged between 18 and 39 years. The most frequent procedures were debridement and fracture reduction, in accordance with hospitalizations due to motorcycle accidents. When evaluating the patients as for the risk of injuries due to surgical positioning, all subjects had ELPO score≤19, that is, they presented a lower risk for the development of injuries. Conclusion: The study allows for the profile of patients undergoing surgical procedures in the institution to be known, as well as the characterization of the participants regarding the risk of developing injuries due to surgical positioning, which was classified as low.