Effect of respiratory function exercise on prevention of postoperative pulmonary infections in senile patients with gastric cancer

OBJECTIVE To explore the effect of respiratory function exercise on the improvement of lung function as well as the prevention of postoperative pulmonary infections in elderly patients with gastric cancer.METHODS A total of 180elderly patients with gastric cancer were randomly divided into two groups,with 90cases in each;the observation group adopted the method of respiratory function exercise,while the control group did not,then the incidence of postoperative pulmonary infections and other complications was compared between the two groups.RESULTS The incidence of pulmonary infections of the observation group was 14.4%,compared with40.0% of the control group,the difference was significant(P0.05);the duration of use of antibiotics was(4.3y±1.4)days in the observation group,(7.4±1.2)days in the control group;the length of hospitalization was(9.4±1.5)days in the observation group,(14.6±1.3)days in the control group,the difference was significant(P0.05).The postoperative partial pressure of arterial oxygen was(10.41±0.91)kPa in the observation group,(9.89±0.05)kPa in the control group;the postoperative partial pressure of carbon dioxide was(6.09±0.85)kPa in the observation group,(6.80±0.12)kPa in the control group;the oxygen saturation was(96.20±1.14)%in the observation group,(90.20±0.40)%in the control group,the difference was significant(P0.05).CONCLUSION Respiratory function exercise can significantly reduce postoperative pulmonary complications,improve lung function.