Arterial dissection refers to a series of symptoms, including tearing like pain, caused by local tearing of the intima, which is subjected to strong blood pressure. The intima gradually peels off and expands, forming true and false lumens in the artery. The most common symptom for over 90% of patients is sudden and severe pain. It has the characteristics of rapid onset and high mortality. It often occurs in people aged 50-70, and the incidence rate is proportional to the patient's age. The critical emergency of cardiovascular disease is aortic dissection. If not properly cared for in a timely manner, it can easily lead to various complications that affect the patient's health. Patients are prone to negative emotions due to long-term illness troubles. To this end, we need to optimize the nursing process and reduce complications. How to provide effective nursing care is a topic that most patients are very concerned about. In order to help everyone understand the nursing process clearly, I will introduce it in detail in this article, hoping to help more patients. Let's learn together!
1. Psychological care: After illness, it often manifests as emotions such as fear, anxiety, depression, etc. Negative emotions are not conducive to the recovery of patients. To address this, we not only provide appropriate control over the condition, but also care about the patient at all times, communicate frequently, and provide timely guidance and comfort. Strengthen patients' understanding of the disease, establish confidence in overcoming the disease, and increase treatment compliance. Provide different psychological comfort to patients of different ages to improve their quality of life.
2. Daily care: Remind patients to rest in bed and avoid coughing forcefully; Assist the patient at all times when turning over, helping them eat, defecate, etc. in bed; In terms of diet, drink plenty of water, eat more fruits and vegetables, and prevent dry stools. At this time, patients should consume more water, avoid stimulating foods, and refrain from smoking and drinking alcohol; Eat more oats or brew a cup of herbal tea to relieve pain. Conduct daily visits based on the time, number, and frequency of visits, providing patients with a good resting environment.
3. Reduce complications: When aortic dissection occurs, it can easily cause various organ systems in the body, such as cardiovascular, nervous, respiratory, and digestive systems. It may also cause symptoms such as acute myocardial infarction due to tearing of the ascending artery dissection. Therefore, we need to constantly observe the patient's symptoms, such as coughing up blood, difficulty breathing, dizziness, headache, urinary and fecal incontinence, etc; Monitor whether the patient's vital signs are stable, and report any problems promptly for effective treatment.
4. Pain care: Pain is generally associated with vascular tears, which often make it difficult for patients to bear. Generally, there is intense pain around the patient's chest and back. Due to prolonged severe pain, patients may experience pale complexion, skin infiltration, and sweating. Therefore, it is necessary to strictly record the location, duration, and severity of the patient's pain, and then administer corresponding analgesics to alleviate symptoms. The commonly used analgesic is morphine, which has a fast onset and significant effect.
The content of this article ends here. I believe that through reading the article, everyone has a clear understanding of the nursing process for aortic dissection. In order to reduce the occurrence of complications, it is necessary to strictly follow the standardized nursing process for comprehensive intervention. Finally, I hope all patients are healthy!