Nursing of delirium symptom in patients with severe cardiovascular diseases

VernacularTitle:重症心血管疾病患者谵妄的症状护理
Author: Kong SHAO ¹ ; Ming ZHAO ; Chun-Xue LIU ; You-Hong XING ; Yu WANG ; Hui-Shuang WANG
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Keywords: Cardiovascular diseases; Delirium; Symptom; Nursing
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2010;16(6):656-657
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the characteristic of delirium symptom in patients with severe cardiovascular disorders and provide the underlie for treating and nursing.Methods Forty-four delirium patients with severe cardiovascular disorders were reviewed.The information of patients and disease data including onset time, symptoms and signs, changes of illness, treatment, and prognosis were analyzed.Results The major symptoms of patients were dysphoria and imparity (52.27% ).The evolvement rate of delirium was 63.64% in 24 hour and the major treatment was sedation (90.91% ).Conclusions Nurses should know and recognize the delirium symptoms and signs, treatment, application of sedation medicine and enhance the foreseeing nursing in patients with severe cardiovascular disorders.