2010•Chongqing Yike Daxue xuebaoRequires access
Effects of nursing intervention in rebleed after endoscopic varix ligation
Feng Mei
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Abstract
Objective:To discuss the effects of nursing intervention in therebleed rate of the cirrhosis patients after endoscopic esophageal varix ligation.Methods:60 cirrhosis patients with endoscopic esophageal varix ligation were randomly divided into intervention(n=30)and control group(n=30).Both groups received usual care and the intervention group did additional nursing intervention as psychological nursing health education relaxation training,effective coping strategy,familial and social support system.Results:The rebleed rate was significantly lower,the time of hospital stay shorter and the hospital expense less in the intervention than in the control group(P0.05).Conclusion:The nursing intervention in the patients with endoscopic esophageal varix ligation can obviously decrease the rebleed rate,abate reduce their economic burden and improve their quality of life.