Pulmonary Infection in Old Postoperative Patients with Lung Cancer:Cause Analysis and Nursing Strategies / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To analyze the cause and nursing strategy of pulmonary infection in old postoperative patients with lung cancer.METHODS There were 200 patients with pulmonary infection after operation.The pathogenic bacteria in patients′ sputum and their drug resistance were strictly identified and analyzed.RESULTS Thirty six cases with pulmonary infection after operation went well with active treatment and nursing,the infection rate was 18.0%,one case died and the case fatality rate was 2.7%.CONCLUSIONS The methods of reducing pulmonory infection are proper management and nursing intervention,they can improve quality of life and shorten their hospitalization duration.