Application of early mobilization in the prevention of venous thrombosis in a hospital setting: A Systematic Review

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Venous Thrombosis consists of a thrombus that leads to obstruction to blood flow. Triggered by endothelial injury, blood stasis and / or hypercoagulability. Many of the factors that trigger these conditions are immobility, paralysis and some respiratory diseases. Therefore, DVT prophylaxis is considered an effective and safe intervention, but is often not routinely used in hospital settings. OBJECTIVE: To verify the use of early mobilization as prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis in hospital settings. METHOD: The study consists of a Systematic Review conducted with searches in journals, magazines and articles from 2005 to 2018 found in electronic databases, which are Pubmed, Scielo, PEDro, Lilacs, Cochrane, Medline, ResearchGate. Including patients of both genders over 18 years of age. RESULTS: Twenty-six articles were obtained for analysis, of which 14 were excluded because they did not meet the inclusion criteria. Of the 3005 patients, 1828 did not receive physical therapy prophylaxis and 1220 did. CONCLUSION: Early mobilization in underused hospital settings and its little known benefits, increasing the number of incidents related to DVT.