Educational and informative booklet on the perioperative period of bariatric and metabolic surgery: An integrative revieW

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) (2020), obesity is considered a global public health problem and relates to the death of 2.8 million people per year.Bariatric and metabolic surgery proves to be a great ally against obesity, however, it needs more studies to reaffirm its condition of offering safe treatment and good results in the short and long term.The objective of this study is to analyze the importance of building and disseminating a booklet on the perioperative period of bariatric and metabolic surgery. This is a descriptive, qualitative study carried out through an integrative literature review (ILR).Databases were used: University repositories, VHL, PubMed, Journals, Magazines, Federal Laws and Ordinances, SCIELO, Online Search System and MEDLINE. The study included articles related to the theme of the project, articles with Portuguese language, online and free access to the full text between the years 2012 to 2022, with sixteen (16) references being found.The reading of all the scientific production chosen made it possible to contemplate the researchers' concern in the adoption and development of resources that facilitate communication and in the implementation of effective care surgery in the perioperative period of bariatric surgery for assistance.In view of the above, we can conclude by saying that knowledge and information is of fundamental importance and training of the patient in the preoperative period of bariatric surgery.