Effect of comprehensive insulation care on intraoperative hypothermia and postoperative complications in elderly surgical patients
Shi Chunjing
Chang Zonge
Abstract：Objective :To investigate the effect of comprehensive insulation care on intraoperative hypothermia and postoperative complications in elderly surgical patients .Methods :170 elderly patients who received operation under general anesthesia in our hos-pital from November 2009 to November 2012 were randomly divided into the control group and the experimental group (85 cases in each group) .The routine nursing care was taken in the control group and the comprehensive insulation care was implemented in the experimental group .The incidence of intraoperative hypothermia ,postoperative extubation time ,recovery time and the occurrence of postoperative shivering and restless of the patients were compared between the two groups .Results :The intraoperative hypo-thermia occurred in 25 patients and the incidence was 29 .4% in the experimental group ;it occurred in 66 patients and the incidence was 77 .6% in the control group (P<0 .01);the postoperative extubation time and recovery time was significantly shorter in the experimental group than the control group(P<0 .05);the occurrence of postoperative shivering and restless of the patients was significantly less in the experimental group than the control group (P<0 .05) .Conclusion :The comprehensive insulation care for the elderly surgical patients with general anesthesia can not only reduce the incidence of intraoperative hypothermia ,but also short-en postoperative recovery time and extubation time and reduce the occurrence of postoperative adverse reactions like shivering and restlessness .
Keywords：Elderly patientsComprehensive insulationHypothermiaNursing
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 21-23 )