Avaliação do nível de conhecimento dos graduandos e pós-graduados em odontologia pela Universidade Federal de Sergipe quanto ao atendimento de pacientes portadores de doenças cardiovasculares

Abstract

Introduction: The demand of patients with cardiovascular problems increases exponenciable, what implies in one good look by dentists to avoid immine nt complications. Before each patient service, it is necessary to analyses the patient vital signs. Objective: Rate the level of knowledge of the undergraduate and those who are still attending in dentistry at Federal University of Sergipe about cardiovascular disease. Material and method: Observational, transversal investigation in base a survey answered by 80 students majoring Dentistry (group A) and 20 undergraduate (group B), all chosen randomly, to testify the knowlegde about the topic in this article. Result: Regarding the questions in the questionnaire, blood pressure (BP) was the most accomplished vital sign indicated be performed before treatment, with 95% in group A and 100% in B. The temperature was the least remembered with only 13.7% in and 10% B. the question which dealt about the tenderer to understand about basic life support 75% of group a and B answered wrongly. The question of whether the assessed had received training on basic support maneuvers of life, only 12.5% of group A and 55% B said yes. Regarding the operation of resuscitation, what would be the number of external cardiac compressions and mouth-to-mouth ventilations for an adult patient, based on the current recommendations of the American Heart Association (AHA)? "Of all the 100 respondents only eight properly presented .Conclusions: Both groups have little knowledge about the care of patients with cardiovascular disease.