Perioperative Nursing Following Auricular Cartilage Replantation for Traumatic Ear Amputation
MOU Li
HU Jintian
LIU Tun
Abstract：Objective To report authors’experiences in nursing patients before and after auricular cartilage replanta?tion for traumatic ear amputation. Methods Nursing strategies in cases of acute unilateral traumatic ear amputation treated by auricular cartilage replantation were reviewed. Results Of the 15 cases, 14 achieved satisfactory results with helix, scapha and cavity of auricular concha showing matching color as surrounding skin and symmetrical elasticity as the contralateral ear. Infection led to treatment failure in 1 case. Conclusions The two-stage auricular cartilage replantation procedure is an effec?tive treatment for traumatic ear amputation. The keys in nursing a patient following such procedures include preservation of the amputated ear in low temperature, prevention of infection, careful observation of the skin flap at regular intervals and nega?tive pressure suction drainage of the surgical site.
Keywords：Acute treatmentAuricular cartilage replantationReplantationPerioperative nursing
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( 575-577 )