Protecting Methods of Unilateral Lung in Elderly Patients with Both-side Severe Pulmonary Infection after Operation
- VernacularTitle:高龄患者术后双肺严重感染单侧肺保护方法的探讨
- Author:
Boyan CUI
;
Li MA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Protecting of the unilateral lung;
Pulmonary infection;
Nursing
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2006;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To approach the nursing methods for protecting of the unilateral lung in eldly patients with severe pulmonary infection of both-sides after operation.METHODS The patients which had a relatively better function in one side ie.with a higher Sat-O2 value were selected.Using postural drainage and sputum aspiration in protecting the unilateral lung,turning the body over quickly and knocking the back of the body on the other-side of the lung were adopted to gradually recovered the pulmonary function side-by-side.RESULTS Through the new nursing model the pulmonary function and the Sat-O2 value could be improved.CONCLUSIONS When the both-sides of the pulmonary infected severely,nursing the unilateral lung at the beginning by using postural drainage,turning the body over quickly and knocking the back in the other side of the lungs,can efficiently speed up the proceeding of rehabilitation of pulmonary infection.
