Alterações cutâneas durante a pandemia da Covid-19: vivências de profissionais de saúde.

Abstract

Covid-19 is caused by the coronavirus SARS-COV-2, or who is responsible for it develop severe acute respiratory syndrome. This time was defined as a pandemic in March 2020 by the World Health Organization. The health professionals have the highest risk of developing the SARS-COV-2 infection once you are in direct assistance to positive people, besides the risk of developing skin lesions associated with constant use of individual protection equipment and washing hands with greater frequency. Aim: To report experiences of health professionals in relation to the appearance of skin disorders during the covid-19 pandemic. Methodology: It is a descriptive research, with Qualitative approach with health professionals working in the Therapy Unit Intensive care of a school hospital, in the municipality of Campina Grande – PB. As criteria of Including, opt for professionals who will work on the front line during the March period from 2020 to March 2022, critical period of the covid-19 pandemic in Brazil. Constituting criteria of exclusion to the professionals who were away or from fairs during the data collection or that they resort to participate in the study. A questionnaire was prepared for the interview and these They are recorded in audio and later transcribed. To analyze two dice ocorreu by half gives the Bardin content analysis technique. The investigation was carried out in accordance with the budgets governed by Resolution No. 466/2012 of the National Health and Foi Council approved by the Research Ethics Committee on CAAE n° 64600222.9.0000.0154. Results e discussion: The participants are dez health professionals, being five nurses, two nursing technicians and three physiotherapists, they will report the skin changes configured as removal of skin and appendages, pressure injuries caused by the use of individual protection equipment, as well as the use of products for prevention by means of moisturizing and use of band-aid® and treatment with anti-inflammatory and repairing creams for the skin. Conclusion: I know that the PPE is responsible for causing or developing pressure injuries from medical devices, or that makes it essential to do so by institutions for continuous education regarding the prevention and treatment of injuries, well as The development of new research with more health professionals on this topic.