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Objective:To evaluate the best preventive measures for hypothermia in patients undergoing hip and knee replacement.Methods:Cochrane Library, PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, Web of Science, CNKI, Wanfang, VIP and Chinese biomedical literature database were searched by computer. Randomized controlled trials on hypothermia prevention measures in hip and knee arthroplasty were searched, and back into the literature references, the retrieval time is from database establishment to December 2019; the two researchers independently conducted literature screening, quality evaluation, and data extraction according to the inclusion exclusion criteria, and used Revman5.3 software for meta-analysis of the included literature.Results:A total of 608 patients were included in 11 literatures. The results of Meta-analysis showed that: in terms of core temperature, the main outcome index, the Forced-air Warming System was superior to the non-Forced-air Warming measure such as electric blanket, electric heating pad and circulating water mattress ( SMD=0.59, 95% CI 0.27-0.92, P=0.0004); in terms of secondary outcome indexes, the Forced-air Warming System was better than the non-Forced-air Warming measure such as electric blanket, electric heating pad and circulating water mattress ( OR=0.28, 95% CI 0.14-0.58, P=0.0006); in terms of thermal comfort, the Forced-air Warming System had no significant effect ( SMD = 0.21, 95% CI-0.56-0.98, P=0.59). Conclusion:Compared with the Forced-air Warming System, the non-Forced-air Warming measure can effectively maintain the core temperature of patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty, reduce the occurrence of postoperative chills, but in the aspect of improve thermal comfort of patients is not obvious. However, due to the number of studies and their statistical heterogeneity, large sample and high-quality studies are needed to verify the results of this study.
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Objective:To evaluate the effect of mobile network platform in out-of-hospital rehabilitation of patients with total knee arthroplasty.Methods:CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, Chinese biomedical literature database, PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMbase and Web of Science database were searched by computer. To collect randomized controlled trials of out-of-hospital rehabilitation management for knee arthroplasty patients using mobile network platform. Two researchers independently screened literature, extracted data and evaluated quality according to inclusion exclusion criteria,and Stata 12.0 software was used for meta-analysis of the required documents.Results:A total of 10 articles were included for meta-analysis. A total of 933 patients were included, 471 in the intervention group and 462 in the control group. Meta-analysis showed that the knee function of patients with total knee arthroplasty managed by mobile network platform were better than those of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant(standardized mean difference( SMD) value was 1.25, 95% confidence interval( CI) 0.84-1.66, P<0.01), but the effect on improving range of motion ( SMD value was 0.29, 95% CI -0.30-0.87, P>0.1) and quality of life( SMD value was 0.90, 95% CI -0.25-2.05, P>0.1) was no difference. Conclusions:There is no obvious effect on the range of motion of the knees and quality of life, while to some extent, the application of mobile network platform in out-hospital rehabilitation management of total knee replacement patients can effectively improve the function of knees. It potentially speed up patients′rehabilitation process.
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Objective To understand the cognition and experience of fall prevention amongthe geriatric ward staff. Methods The methods of qualitativeresearch conducted focus groups interviews of the geriatric ward staff. The interview data of focus groups were collated and analyzed using Colaizzi's seven-step analysis method. Results A total of 5 themes had been raised: the recognition of the uniqueness of elderly patients; the overestimation of self-competence; the lack of family support; the significance of environment facilities;the problem of cooperation and communication. Conclusions In the prevention of falls in elderly patients, We should identify related promote and hinder factors. And the special needs of elderly patients should be taken into consideration. The prevention strategy of falls prevention is formulated to reduce the incidence of falls.