Effect of artificial airway cuff pressure at different monitoring intervals on ventilator associated pneumonia in critical patients / 现代临床护理

Objective To investigate the effects of artificial airway cuff pressure at different monitoring intervals on ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in critical patients. Methods About 56 patients treated with mechanical ventilation from January 2015 to December were grouped by ward numbers:32 patients in the south ward were in the experiment group and 24 in the north ward were in the control group. The two groups were given the same routine care, e.g., mechanical ventilation by endotracheal intubation. In the experiment group, the cuff pressure was controlled to 30cm H2O every six hours and the control group was every 4h. The two groups were compared in terms of the incidence of VAP during mechanical ventilation, occurrence time of VAP, duration of mechanical ventilation and mortality. Result The incidence of VAP during mechanical ventilation, occurrence time of VAP, duration of mechanical ventilation, and mortality showed no significant differences between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusions For mechanically ventilated patients, the cuff pressure controlled to 30cm H2O every 6h can not increase the incidence of VAP, duration of mechanical ventilation and mortality. It can reduce the nursing workload.

Clinical observation of post-infectious cough differentiated as wind-cold retention in the lung treated with scraping therapy anddecoction / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the difference in the therapeutic effect on post-infectious cough differentiated as wind-cold retention in the lung between the combined therapy of scraping anddecoction and the simple application ofdecoction.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Eighty patients were randomized into a combined therapy group and a Chinese herbal medicine group, 40 cases in each one. In the Chinese herbal medicine group, the oral administration ofdecoction was used. The main ingredients included,,,,,,,, etc., one dose a day, twice a day. In the combined therapy group, on the basis of the treatment as the Chinese herbal medicine group, scraping therapy was added and applied to the bladder meridian of foot-, the lung meridian of hand-, the conception vessel and the governor vessel, focusing on Tiantu (CV 22), Baihui (GV 20), Dazhui (GV 14), Feishu (BL 13), Fengmen (BL 12), Taiyuan (LU 9), Lieque (LU 7) and Fengchi (GB 20), once a week and one-week treatment as one session. Totally, the continuous two sessions were required in the two groups. The cough symptom score, cough remission time, relapse, TCM syndrome score, the score of Leicester cough questionnaire (LCQ), SP concentration in the supernatant of the induced sputum before and after treatment as well as clinical efficacy were observed in the two groups.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The cough symptom score, TCM symptom score and SP concentration in the supernatant of the induced sputum were all apparently reduced after treatment in the patients of the two groups (all<0.01). The scores in the combined therapy group were reduced in the higher amplitude as compared with those in the Chinese herbal medicine group (all<0.01). The total effective rate was 95.0% (38/40) in the combined therapy group, better than 87.5% (35/40) in the Chinese herbal medicine group (<0.05). Regarding the cough remission time and relapse rate, the results in the combined therapy group were better than those in the Chinese herbal medicine group[(5.3±1.2) d vs (7.4±1.5) d,<0.01; 0% (0/19) vs 62.5% (5/8),<0.01]. The scoreo of LCQ was all apparently improved in the patients of the two groups (both<0.01), and the score in the combined therapy group was higher than that in the Chinese herbal medicine group (<0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Scraping therapy combined withdecoction and the simple application ofdecoction all relieve the symptoms of post-infectious cough and improves the living quality. The therapeutic effects of the combined therapy are superior to the oral administration ofdecoction.</p>

Feasibility analysis of constructing the system of traditional Chinese medicine nursing diagnosis / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To discuss the feasibility of constructing the system of traditional Chinese medicine nursing diagnosis.Methods Based on the theoretical analysis and status quo analysis,the feasibility of constructing the system of TCM nursing diagnosis was discussed,and the achievements and problems waiting for settlement were also narrated.Resuts It has the foundation of constructing the system of TCM nursing diagnosis,but some problems still need to be solved.Conclusions It is feasible for building TCM nursing diagnosis system,and the TCM nursing diagnosis system does not conflict with NANDA-I.