1. Perioperative nursing of tracheal silicon stent implantation in infants: report on four cases
- Author
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Li Xiaoqing, Deli Li, Yan Xiuli, Yue Gu, Yang Xueqin, and Meng Fanzheng
- Subjects
Male ,Silicon ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Perioperative nursing ,Tracheoesophageal fistula ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,complex mixtures ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Perioperative Nursing ,medicine ,Retrospective analysis ,Humans ,Stent implantation ,cardiovascular diseases ,business.industry ,technology, industry, and agriculture ,Infant ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,respiratory system ,equipment and supplies ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Tracheal Stenosis ,030228 respiratory system ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Female ,Stents ,business ,Tracheoesophageal Fistula - Abstract
To report experience of perioperative nursing of tracheal silicon stent implantation in infants.Retrospective analysis on the cases of tracheal silicon stent implantation in infants in our hospital.Since middle of 2014, totally four tracheal silicon stent implantation were performed in our center. Of them, one case was recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula and the other three cases were traheomalacia. Parent's psychological support, infants' nutrition support and airway care were key responsibility for a nurse before implantation. During the procedure of stent implantation, it was responsible for a nurse to closely monitor the infants and to support operator. After the implantation, airway care and prevention of intra-airway bacterial colonization were important to avoid complications.
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- 2017