A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF NURSING IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING OPEN SURGERY AND ENDOVASCULAR GRAFT EXCLUSION FOR ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

To investigate the nursing difference between abdominal aortic aneurysm patients undergone open surgery and endovascular graft exclusion, a comparative study was carried out in two groups of patients with infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms ( n =148), either by open surgical approach( n =96) or by endovascular stented graft technology( n =52). Four problems were compared between the two groups (1) time of hospitalization, (2) dependency on nursing, (3)mobility after surgery, and (4) analgesic requirements. Data were obtained from a designated data sheet.The perioperation condition of the patients had no difference between the two groups, the time of hospitalization, dependency on nursing, mobility after surgery, and analgesic requirements in the endovascular stent repair group was shortened obviously. Analysis of the data can help us optimize the nursing process for patients undergoing open surgery and endovascular graft exclusion.