ABSTRACT
Objective The study was aimed to explore the effect of care bundles on the management of nasal intestine for the cerebral apoplexy patients with dyspinic dysfunction. Methods A total of 102 cerebral apoplexy patients with dyspinic dysfunction, who were administrated with nasal intestine, were recruited in Qianfoshan Hospital of Shandong Province from August, 2016 to June, 2017. Random number table was applied to analyze the separate two groups, experimental group and control group, in which, the patients were administrated with care bundles and usual care. Various parameters, like one-time catheterization, complications of nasal intestine administration, hospital stay, cost and the patients' satisfaction degree, were compared between two groups. Results The success rate of once placed tube in the test group was 78.4％ (40/51), which was significantly higher than that in the control group [54.9％(28/51)], and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=6.353, P<0.05). The incidence of complications of indwelling nasoenteric tube, including unplanned extubation, reflux aspiration, tube-feeding associated diarrhea, were 9.8％(5/51), 17.6％(9/51), 11.8％(6/51), respectively. All of them were significantly lower than those of the control group, which were 37.3％(19/51), 41.2％(21/51), 31.4％(16/51), respectively, indicating that there was a statistical difference (χ2= 10.679, 6.800, 5.795). The days and costs of hospitalization were (11.0 ± 2.5) d, (9645.35 ± 193.30) yuan, respectively, which were significantly lower than those of the control group [(17.0 ± 4.2) d, (12523.79 ± 190.28) yuan], indicating that there was a statistical difference (t=8.767, 10.612, P<0.01). Patients' satisfaction was 90.2％(46/51), which was significantly higher than that of the control group [68.6％ (35/51)]. The difference was statistically significant (χ2=7.256, P<0.01). Conclusions The administration of care bundles for the cerebral apoplexy patients with dyspinic dysfunction can effectively increase the success rate of one-time catheterization, alleviate the complications, and therefore reduce the risk of aspiration pneumonia development. In addition, care bundles can remarkably alleviate the medical burden on the patients, shorten the hospital stays and improve the survival quality of the patients.