Title: The effects of intensive nursing intervention on Postoperative Pneumonia in Esophageal and Cardiac Carcinoma Patients
ABSTRACT
Objective: To study the prevention effect of intensive nursing intervention on Postoperative Pneumonia in Esophageal and Cardiac Carcinoma Patients.
Methods: From January 2001 to July 2001, a clinical study was conducted on consecutive patients with Esophageal and Cardiac Carcinoma in department of Thoracic Surgery. The patients were divided into test group (intensive nursing intervention group) and control group (routine nursing group)according to the same risk factors:age,smoking history, one second forced expiratory volume / volume large vital capacity,operative surgical time,nutritional status,recurrent laryngeal nerve injury,postoperative epidural analgesia. Observed the incidence of Poseoperative Pneumonia.
Results: A significant decreasing of the incidence of Poseoperative Pneumonia was observed, compared with that in the control group .
Conclusion: The intensive nursing intervention can effectively decrease the incidence of poseoperative pneumonia in esophageal and cardiac carcinoma patients.
Key words Intensive nursing intervention;Esophageal and Cardiac Carcinoma;Postoperative Pneumonia