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Objective To compare the effect of video‐assisted thoracoscopic(VAT) surgery and conventional thoracotomy in emergency treatment of multiple rib fracture complicating pulmonary laceration to provide the reference for clinical treatment .Meth‐ods Forty‐seven cases of multiple rib fracture complicating pulmonary laceration in our hospital from April 2013 to April 2014 were selected and divided into the VAT group(n=32) and thoracotomy group(n=15) according to the willingness of patients .The two groups performed the thoracoscopic and traditional thoracotomy titanium nickel alloy rib plate treatment respectively .The sur‐gery situation ,complications and changes of perioperative blood gas levels were compared between the two groups .Results The op‐eration time ,intraoperative bleeding volume ,ICU hospitalization time ,total hospitalization time and postoperative analgesic in the VAT group were lower than those in the thoracotomy group ,the differences were statistically significant (P0 .05) .The excellent rate in the VAT group was 90 .6% ,which was higher than 66 .7% in the thoracotomy group ,and the differ‐ence was statistically significant (P<0 .05) .Conclusion Thoracoscopic internal fixation for the treatment of multiple rib fractures complicating laceration has the advantages of minimal trauma ,convenient operation and high safety ,could effectively alleviate the patient′s sufferring ,improve the living quality ,and be a better way of treatment .
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Objective To study the effect of psychological counseling for patients with thoracic surgery recovery period.Methods Ono hundred patients with lobectomy were selected,they were divided into experimental group and control group with 50 cases each according to the treatment method.Two groups of patients were in the ward completed indwelling catheter,inserted into the right double lumen endotracheal tube by high seniority anesthesiologists,postoperative given perfect analgesia.Two group patients were treated with routine operation before the visit,assess the condition and signed the anesthesia informed consent,the test group were given psychological support therapy,explain in detail postoperative recovery period may be uncomfortable,eliminate the anxiety of patients,establish the confidence to overcome the disease,Two groups of patients after surgery by the recovery room nurse to give psychological counseling,complete extubation and record the restlessness,24 h after the patient satisfaction questionnaire.Results In test group patients were able to follow instructions and coordinate nurse smooth tube removal,15 cases of patients need to brake,additional sedatives and dehyed extubation,the difference between the two groups has statistical significance (P ＜ 0.05).The satisfaction questionnaire in test group was significantly higher than that in control group:100％ (50/50) vs.82％ (41/50),there was statistical difference (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Psychological counseling can effectively avoid agitation in recovery period of patients with postoperative chest tube removal,smooth.
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0.05).In all 57 strains of germ cultured,50.9% were Gram-negative bacilli,40.3% were Gram-positive cocci,and the other 8.8% were fungi.Causes of infection included impaired immunity defense,mistake in aseptic procedure or unstrictness of skin sterilizing,inadequate drainage,etc.CONCLUSIONS Reasonable in choice of antibiotics,strictness in aseptic procedure,adequate drainage and good nursing help are the main preventive measures to prevnt drainage fluid infection after thoracic operation.