Study on early integrated Chinese and western medicine cluster intervention strategy in preventing intensive care unit acquired weakness / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the effect of early integrated Chinese and western medicine cluster intervention strategy on the prevention of intensive care unit acquired weakness(ICUAW).Methods:A total of 70 patients admitted to the ICU were divided into the intervention group and the control group by random digits table method with 35 cases each. The control group was given limb pressure treatment and limb rehabilitation exercise according to ICU nursing routine, and the intervention group was given early integrated Chinese and western medicine cluster intervention based on the control group, after intervention, the incidence of ICUAW, muscle strength, Barthel index score, mechanical ventilation time, length of stay in ICU and total length of stay between the two groups were compared.Results:The Medical Research Council score of the intervention group and control group were respectively (53.23±5.94) and (43.94±12.58), the Barthel index score were (79.57±7.80) and (66.14±19.25), the incidence of ICUAW were 17%(6/35) and 46%(16/35), the mechanical ventilation time were (162.26±72.27) and (254.06±126.22) h, the length of stay in ICU were (12.20±4.98) and (15.57±6.04) d, the total length of stay were (18.83±6.76) and (23.09±7.88) d, and the differences were statistically significant ( t values were -3.82-3.69, χ2 value was 6.63, P<0.05 or 0.01) . Conclusions:Early integrated Chinese and western medicine cluster intervention strategycan reduce the incidence of ICUAW, improve the muscle strength and daily life activities of patients, shorten the mechanical ventilation time, ICU length of stay and total length of stay in critically ill patients.