Application value of clinical nursing pathway in tension-free repair of inguinal hernia

Objective To explore application value of clinical nursing pathway in tension-free repair of inguinal hernia. Methods 90 patients with tension-free repair of inguinal hernia selected in our hospital were randomly divided into the the control group(n=45)and the intervention group(n=45).The patients in the intervention group were given clinical nursing pathway to nurse,while the patients in the control group were given conventional nursing.The average length of stay,average hospital costs,incidence of postoperative complications,patients ′ knowledge of disease and patients′ satisfaction in the two groups were compared. Results The average length of stay in the intervention group were shorter than that in the control group,average hospital costs in the intervention group were fewer than that in the con trol group(P0.01);No postoperative complications happened in the intervention group,the incidence of postoperative complications in the control group was 20%,and there was a statistical difference between the two groups( P0.01);The patients′ knowledge of disease and patients′ satisfaction in the intervention group were higher than that in the control(P0.01). Conclusion Carrying out clinical nursing pathway in patients with tension-free repair of inguinal hernia may significantly shorter patients′ length of stay,reduce hospital costs,lower the incidence of postoperative complications,increase patients′ knowledge of disease and improve patients′ satisfaction, and it is worthy of clinical popularization.