Paciente diagnosticado de paraplejia y sus complicaciones

Abstract

Paraplegia is a paralysis that occurs in the lower limbs, the main cause is due to spinal cord injury, depending on the level where the injury occurs, it has consequences such as: sensory and motor alterations, also in the functioning for bladder and intestinal elimination, affects the sexual function. The WHO states that spinal cord injury in the future will be one of the 5 main causes of disability worldwide. The mortality factors that may present are depression, decubitus ulcers, and urinary tract sepsis. We are based on Marjory Gordon's theory, through which we identify the functional patterns that the patient has altered in order to provide a more accurate assessment, from which we obtain the most relevant data, to give a better nursing diagnosis. For the prevention of pressure ulcers, we use the Branden scale as it will help us to plan the care that must be provided in order to avoid ulcers. Its objective is to identify the most appropriate nursing care aimed at the recovery of autonomy and improvement of the quality of life of the patient with a diagnosis of Paraplegia, based on the theory of Marjory Gordon. To carry out the clinical case we used the analytical, descriptive and scientific