Evidence-Based Nursing Model in Interventional Thrombolysis for Acute Lower Extremity Arterial Embolism

Contrast Media Mol Imaging. 2022 May 25:2022:4488797. doi: 10.1155/2022/4488797. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

Acute lower extremity arterial embolism (AE) is a serious clinical emergency, and, if not treated in time, it can easily lead to limb ischemia and necrosis and eventually facing amputation, which seriously damages patients' physical and mental health. In the past, the conventional drug thrombolytic therapy had slow and limited efficacy, and the best time for treatment is easily delayed, while arterial dissection and thrombectomy treatment, although fast, is traumatic and has many complications, which is not easily accepted by patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the value of evidence-based care model in the application of interventional thrombolysis for acute lower limb arterial embolism. Seventy-two patients with acute lower limb arterial embolism who underwent interventional thrombolysis treatment received by the Department of Vascular Surgery of our hospital from July 2016 to December 2021 were randomly divided into a control group (given conventional nursing services) and a quality group (given full quality nursing services) to compare the effect of nursing services in the two groups. The results showed that the postoperative psychological status of patients in the quality group was significantly better than that of patients in the control group (P < 0.05). The total incidence of postoperative adverse events and the total treatment efficiency of the quality group were better than those of the control group (P < 0.05). The efficacy of quality nursing care in patients with acute lower extremity arterial embolism is more desirable than conventional nursing care and is recommended. The site of vascular occlusion after bypass surgery can be clarified when angiography is performed after thrombolytic therapy, which can help secondary surgical intervention to prolong the time to patency. The efficacy of quality nursing care in patients with acute lower extremity arterial embolism is more desirable than that of conventional nursing care and is recommended.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Embolism* / drug therapy
  • Embolism* / etiology
  • Evidence-Based Nursing
  • Humans
  • Lower Extremity / blood supply
  • Peripheral Arterial Disease* / drug therapy
  • Peripheral Arterial Disease* / etiology
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Thrombolytic Therapy / adverse effects
  • Thrombolytic Therapy / methods
  • Treatment Outcome