| Journal: | Surgical & cosmetic dermatology |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000439895 |
| ISSN: | 1984-5510 |
| Authors: | Santis, Erico Pampado Di1 Yarak, Samira1 Martins, Marcos Roberto2 Hirata, Sergio Henrique1 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Sao Paulo. Brasil 2Universidade de Taubate, Taubate, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Volumen: | 12 |
| Number: | 4 |
| Pages: | 320-325 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| English abstract | Liposuction is one of the most performed cosmetic surgeries in the world. Its mortality varies from 2,6 (6) to 19 (7) deaths/100 thousand. Data were obtained through questionnaires from medical societies (4-10) and retrospective data from forensic medicine institutes. However, both methods present flaws: the first due to professional bias and information duplicity, and the second due to the lack of data on the cause of death. Objectives: To identify the number and causes of liposuction deaths through documentary records of news published in the press and study of death certificates. Methods: This is a documentary, descriptive-quantitative study. Knowing the deceased patients’ names and the cities where the death occurred, we obtained death certificates from the civil registry offices. Results: We surveyed 102 deaths and 86 death certificates. Pulmonary thromboembolism was the most cited cause of death in 17.44%, 45% on the same day of surgery. 53.6% of surgeries were performed in hospitals, and 61.76% of them, alone. Most physicians responsible for the surgeries were plastic surgeons (74%). Still, none were registered as a specialist in Dermatology at the Federal Medical Council. In 12.98% cases, doctors who participated in the surgery filled out the death certificate. Limitations: The ethical impossibility of accessing medical records and the inadequate filling of death certificates. Conclusion: The compulsory notification must be established by law to create a database to help develop guidelines for the prevention of these deaths |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Dermatología, Cirugía, Cirugía plástica, Liposucción, Mortalidad, Causas de muerte |
| Keyword: | Dermatology, Surgery, Plastic surgery, Liposuction, Mortality, Death causes |
| Full text: | http://www.surgicalcosmetic.org.br/sumario/55 |
