Application of nursing intervention in prevention of urinary retention after total knee arthroplasty / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effect of preoperative nursing intervention in the prevention of postoperative retention of urine of patients after total knee arthroplasty. Methods 128patients underwent total knee arthroplasty were divided into the intervention group and the control group (64 cases in each group) by random number table.The patients in the control group received routine nursing care and the patients in the intervention group accepted preoperative nursing intervention 3 to 5 days before surgery. The incidence of post-operation urinary retention, catheterization, satisfaction degree and compliance of the patients were compared between the two groups. Results The incidence rate of post-operation urinary retention and catheterization of the patients was respectively 15.6%(10/64) and 7.8%(5/64) in the intervention group,lower than 34.4%(22/64) and 23.4%(15/64) in the control group. The difference was statistically significant (χ2=6.00, 5.93, respectively, P<0.05). The satisfaction degree and compliance of patients were respectively 95.3%(61/64) and 75.0%(48/64) in the intervention group, higher than 85.2%(52/64) and 31.3%(20/64) in the control group,the difference was statistically significant (χ2=6.12, 24.60,respectively, P < 0.05). Conclusions Preoperative nursing intervention have good effect in the prevention of postoperative retention of urine and improving satisfaction degree of patients underwent total knee arthroplasty.