Effect of sitz bath with 1.6%brine solution and metronidazole on perianal infections in acute leukemia patients / 现代临床护理

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the effect of sitz bath with 1.6%concentrated brine solution and metronidazole on perianal infection in acute leukemia patients. Methods Seventy-six acute leukemia patients admitted from June 2010 to December 2014 with perianal infections were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group in equal number. The two groups were given routine nursing care and symptomatic supportive treatment . Apart from the basic nursing , the control group was treated with sitz bath with 10 min 1 ∶ 5000 potassium permanganate. The observation group was treated with sitz bath with 1.6% brine solution and 0.1%metronidazole two times every day and another one if defecation was done. The perianal infections of two groups were compared in 7 days. Result The total effectiveness in the observation group was significantly better than that of the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusions Sits bath with 1.6% brine solution and metronidazole two times a day is more effective than with 1 ∶ 5000 potassium permanganate. It is economic and convenient, safe and effective for the treatment of perianal infections and therefore worth popularizing in clinical application.