Perioperative nursing of patients with primary venous reflux disease of lower extremity / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To discuss the perioperative nursing experience of patients with primary venous reflux disease(PVRD)of lower extremity undergoing external valvuloplasty of superficial femoral vein.Methods Patients(146 cases)with PVRD of lower extremity were given psychological nursing,observation of postoperative complications and rehabilitation exercise instruction.Results Five limbs appeared short lymphatic seepage and other limbs recovered completely.No thrombus Was seen.Venous claudication,swelling and pain disappeared in 90.4% patients.Limbs symptom alleviated in 9.6% patients.All varicos evein disappeared.The function of deep vein valve recovered in 92% patients by color doppler ultra sonoscope re-examination.Conclusions General evaluation before operation,good perioperative psycho logical nursing and attention to the complication and rehabilitation exercise instruction are significant for reduction of postoperative complication and improvement of success rate of operation.