Nursing care of 23 patients with acromegaly and diabetes mellitus treated by pituitary tumor resection / 中华护理杂志

ABSTRACT

This paper summarized the perioperative nursing of 23 patients with acromegaly and diabetes mellitus underwent pituitary adenoma resection via nasal transsphenoidal approach.The key points in nursing werepreoperative respiratory monitoring during sleep,psychological care,blood glucose monitoring,respiratory fitness training;postoperative individualized glycemic management,close observation of breathing and nasal congestion,differentiating diabetes insipidus and cerebral salt-wasting syndrome,close monitoring of traits of nasal exudate,to assist patients to get through the perioperative period.As a result of careful treatment and nursing,23 patients were recovered and discharged.