ABSTRACT
Objective:To establish a postoperative thirst management strategy for liver cancer patients to improve patient comfort.Methods:A total of 100 patients with liver cancer resection in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University from July to December 2020 were chosen as the research objects by convenient sampling method. They were divided into observantion group and control group by random number table method, 50 cases in each group. The control group received routing nursing, and the observation group adopted the thirst management strategy. The thirst score, salivary flow rate, salivary pH value, lip mucosa moistening degree and oral comfort score of the two groups were compared.Results:The scores of thirst at 2 h, 4 h and 6 h after operation in the observation group were (7.09 ± 1.01), (5.24 ± 0.94), (3.24 ± 1.03) points, which were significantly lower than (7.97 ± 1.26), (7.00 ± 1.25), (5.67 ± 1.34) points in the control group, the differences were statistically significant ( t=-3.12, -6.46, -8.24, all P<0.05); the salivary flow rate at 2 h, 4 h and 6 h after operation in the observation group were 0.18 (0.15, 0.20), 0.23 (0.20, 0.26), 0.30 (0.25, 0.33) ml/min, which were significantly higher than 0.13 (0.13, 0.18), 0.18 (0.15, 0.20), 0.23 (0.18, 0.25) ml/min in the control group. The differences were statistically significant ( Z=-3.94, -5.81, -6.85, all P<0.05); there was no significant difference in salivary pH between the observation group and the control group after intervention ( P>0.05). The scores of oral mucosa moistening degree at 2 h, 4 h and 6 h after operation in the observation group were 3 (2, 3), 3 (3, 3), 4 (4, 4), which were significantly higher than 2 (2, 2), 3 (2, 3), 3 (3, 3) in the control group, the difference was statistically significant ( Z=-4.04, -5.02, -8.70, all P<0.05); the oral comfort of the observation group after the intervention was (5.73 ± 1.04) points, significantly higher than (4.42 ± 0.61) points, the difference was statistically significant ( t=6.20, P<0.05). Conclusion:The symptom management strategy can effectively improve the thirst of patients after liver cancer resection and improve the comfort of patients.