Research on the nursing effect of special preoperative respiratory exercise nursing on lung function in elderly patients with lung cancer

Abstract

Objective To explore the nursing effect of preoperative special respiratory exercise nursing in elderly patients with lung cancer and its impact on lung function. Methods A total of 152 elderly patients with lung cancer admitted to our hospital from March 2016 to February 2017 were selected and randomly divided into two group. Beyond routine nursing, patients in the special nursing group were treated by preoperative special respiratory exercise nursing while only routine nursing was applied in the control group. The clinical data of the two groups of elderly patients with lung cancer before and after the intervention of respiratory were recorded and compared, including respiratory function changes, pulmonary function changes and incidence of complications after intervention. Results The group with preoperative special respiratory exercise nursing has higher MVV, PaO2, SaO2 than the control group (P<0.05), with lower respiratory rate and lower incidence of complication(P<0.05). The respiratory index and other lung function indexes of the special nursing group were higher than those of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusions To elderly patients with lung cancer before surgery in clinical nursing, special breathing exercise can significantly reduce the incidence of complications after surgery and improve patients’ respiratory function , lung function, thus respiratory index, is worthy of application and promotion. Key words: Respiratory exercise; Special care; Lung cancer; Lung function; Respiratory index; Respiratory function