Objective:

To identify from the scientific literature the Nursing care provided to people with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery.

Method:

Integrative literature review, searches were carried out from July to August/2021 in four databases: MEDLINE, LILACS, BDENF and EMBASE. The research question was delimited through the PICo strategy, considering P - Patients with obesity; I - Nursing care; Co - Obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery. The following question was elaborated: "What are the main Nursing care in patients with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery?". Inclusion criteria primary articles that met the guiding question; available in full; during the period from 2016 to 2021; Portuguese, English and Spanish languages. Exclusion criteria gray literature, studies that did not respond to the guiding question. Search results were analyzed and interpreted.

Results:

14 articles were included in the research synthesis. Analysis of the results showed that the Nursing care provided to people undergoing bariatric surgery was identified in the preoperative period: health education regarding the surgical procedure and possible complications; and in the postoperative period: guidelines for relieving anxiety. In the intraoperative period, care procedures were not mentioned.

Conclusion:

Considering, therefore, the presentation of results, the findings demonstrate the unequivocal need for and importance of incorporating new technologies in Nursing care; promote the training of skills and abilities of team members, in addition to carrying out new research that allows expanding the performance of the Nursing team in the care of patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

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