Application of multimedia in home care to patients with double lumen catheter / 现代临床护理

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the effect of multimedia on the home care to the patients with double lumen catheter.Methods Totally 100 patients with double lumen catheter for dialysis were divided into control group and observation group according to the registration order,50 cases in each group.In the control group,the home care was done to nurse the catheter and in the observation group,multimedia was used to guide home care to the catheter.The incidence of catheter-related complications was compared between two groups.Result The toal rate of catheter-related complications in the observed group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P＜0.05).Conclusion The multimedia for home care to the catheter for dialysis are easy for the patients to master so that the can change better their home care and avoid (or decrease) catheter-related complications.