›› 2013, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (5): 597-.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2013.05.017

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Nursing care of central venous catheter removal distress syndrome after surgery for lung cancer

FENG Jing, ZHU Yuan, LIU Xiao-xin   

  1. Department of Thoracic Surgery Special Medical Services, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, China
  • Online:2013-05-28 Published:2013-05-28

Abstract:

This paper reports the nursing care process of one case of central venous catheter removal distress syndrome after surgery for lung cancer. The mortality rate of central venous catheter removal distress syndrome is extremely high. Patients should take supine position and breath holding, and physicians should take gentle movements to prevent the occurrence. In case of central venous catheter removal distress syndrome, great attention should be paid by medical staff. The body position of patients should be changed to Trendelenburg position, the airway patency should be maintained, the vital signs should be monitored, the consciousness and pupil observation should be conducted, the convulsions and anticoagulation nursing should be carried out, the nursing care during transportation should be adopted, and the functional exercise and psychological nursing during stable disease condition should be performed to help the patients out of danger as soon as possible.

Key words: lung cancer, central venous catheter removal distress syndrome, nursing care