Enfermagem perioperatória: cuidados à mulher submetida à histerectomia.

Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus, the organ related to sexuality, the emotional, social and family; requiring specialized perioperative nursing care. The aim of this study was to descr ibe what the perioperative nursing care for hysterectomy. It is exploratory in nature, literature review, using the electronic items as objects in the database LILACS and SciELO. Using the following descriptors: nursing, perioperative, hysterectomy, preoperative care, surgery, were considered the last 10 years of publication. The approach to the qualitative type content analysis. From the literature, was obtained as the main results in relation to preoperative nursing care should be directed to the emotional aspects of the woman who has uterus totally or partially withdrawn it may mean the end of the reproductive cycle and sexuality, and guidelines related to the preparation before surgery of biological, psychological , social and spiritual. Thus, it is conc luded that the Perioperative Nursing should take care of women submitted to HTA as a human being with feelings and human needs themselves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]