Clinical effectiveness of clinical nursing pathway for patients treated by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic sphincterotomy

Abstract

AIM: To analyze the clinical effectiveness of clinical nursing pathway(CNP) for patients treated by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP) and endoscopic sphincterotomy(EST).METHODS: Seventy-eight patients with extrahepatic gallstones treated at our hospital from September 2010 to August 2011 comprised a control group, and 98 patients with extrahepatic gallstones treated at our hospital from September 2011 to August 2011 comprised a treatment group. All patients received routine care, and the treatment group received CNP on the basis of routine care. Clinical effectiveness was observed and compared between the two groups.RESULTS: The hospitalization duration, hospital costs and incidence of postoperative complications in the treatment group were significantly lower than those in the control group(P < 0.05). The rates of health knowledge awareness and satisfaction to care quality in the treatment group were significantly higher than those in the control group(95.9% vs 87.2%, 96.9% vs 87.2%, P < 0.05).CONCLUSION: CNP is effective for patients treated by ERCP and EST.