Nursing of advanced schistosomiasis patients:a report of 52 cases
- VernacularTitle:52例晚期血吸虫病患者护理体会
- Author:
Xiaochun FAN
;
Lanying JIANG
;
Wenxue LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Advanced schistosomiasis;
Nursing intervention;
Quality of life;
Prognosis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2014;(3):345-345,348
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the reasonable nursing interventions of advanced schistosomiasis patients. Methods The medical records of 52 advanced schistosomiasis patients hospitalized from 2008 to 2013 were collected,and the nursing interven-tions were summarized. Results The 52 cases of advanced schistosomiasis included 38 men and 14 women,with a mean age of 65.8 years(57-75 years). Totally 53.8%of the subjects were schistosome positive by IHA test,67.3%positive by ELISA,and 21.2%positive of HBsAg. There were 13 cases of ascites type,34 cases of megalosplenia type,and 5 cases of dwarfism type of ad-vanced schistosomiasis. Following the therapy together with nursing interventions,73.1%achieved clinical cure,23.1%achieved stable,and 3.8%achieved improvement. The major nursing interventions involved basic nursing,diet nursing,treatment nursing, physiological nursing and surgical nursing. Conclusion The scientific and reasonable nursing interventions can improve the ther-apeutic efficacy and prognosis in advanced schistosomiasis patients,as well as improve their quality of life.
