Nursing of 28 patients with portal hypertension for embolization of esophageal-gastric fundus varices

VernacularTitle:28例门静脉高压患者行食管胃底曲张静脉栓塞术的护理
Author: Ling-Yun LIU ¹ ; Shao-Zhu WU ; Xiao-Hui LI ; De-Kui ZHANG ; Miao-Xia CHEN
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1. 中山大学附属第三医院
Keywords: Esophageal-gastric fundus vein; Embolization; Complications; Nursing
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2009;15(14):1333-1335
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the nursing of embolization with tissue adhesive NBCA (n-butyl-2-cyano-acrylate) for patients with esophageal-gastric fundus varices in portal hypertension. Methods The clinical data and nursing of 28 cases with NBCA embolization for esophageal-gastric fundus varices in portal hypertension were retrospectively analyzed during and after the intervention. Results 27 cases were embolized successfully with obtaining hemostatic effects, and the other one case failed. Among the 26 successful cases, there were 4 cases with pulmonary thromboembolism, 2 cases with one-off cough, 20 cases with vomiting and mild abdominal pain, and no case with puncture and intraperitoneal hemorrhage. Conclusions It is important for nurses to give patients pertinent psychological nursing before operation, to closely observe the disease situation during embolization and to careftdly observe and nurse after operation to increase the success rate of operation and reduce the complications.