Perioperative care of pediatric patients with tethered cord syndrome

VernacularTitle:小儿脊髓栓系综合征的围手术期护理
Author: Boxia YIN ; Youjuan YU ; Haoran WANG ; Qiu CHEN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Tethered spinal cord syndrome; Children; Pcrioporative period; Nursing
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2009;25(15):20-22
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To discuss perioperative nursing of pediatric patients with tethered spinal cord syndrome (TCS). Methods 35 pediatric patients with TCS underwent surgical treatment. Pre-operative nursing included psychological care for the parents to eliminate their fear and worries, prona-tion position practice and clean of skin for the children patients, post- operative care included monitor-ing of vital signs, maintaining of proper positions,close observation of the wound, skin care and rehabili-tation training. Results After intensive care, all cases went through the perioperstive period without bed sores. During follow- up disappearance of clinical symptoms occurred in 24 cases, 3 cases got allevia-tion,7 cases with no improvement, and 1 case with deteriorated clinical symptom. Conclusions Preopera-tive care for patients with tethered cord syndrome can provide doctors with the diagnosis and treatment reference, and it plays an important role in treatment and rehabilitation of children patients.