Nursing care of a child with extremely severe aplastic anemia accociated with submaxillary skin soft tissue infection / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To summarize the nursing experience of a case of child with extremely severe aplastic anemia associated with submaxillary skin soft tissue infection, providing references for clinical care. Methods On the basis of the comprehensive cooperation to anti-infective therapy,the nurses adopt autolysis debridement and use silver ion foam dressing for the wound and also provide child with nutritional guidance and psychological support. Results After the targeted treatment the wound healed within one month, the child was transferred to the transplant ward. Conclusions The practice of this case shows that above methods are effective to control extremely severe aplastic anemia associated with submaxillary skin soft tissue infection.