ObjectiveTo enhance nurses'awareness of pressure ulcer management and reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers by using the risk early warning management idea. MethodsWe analyzed the data of patients with pressure ulcers and patients at high risk of pressure ulcers reported through nursing software between January 2009 and December 2011.Then,we timely and actively gave instructions and formulated corrective measures for the weak points in order to optimize pressure ulcer management process. ResultsNurses'awareness of prevention of pressure ulcers was improved,and the number of patients at high risk of pressure ulcers reported was increased year by year.From 2009 to 2011,the ratio of extremely high-risk and high-risk patients to all discharged patients was respectively 0.76%,1.01% and 0.76%;while from 2009 to 2011,the rate of in-hospital pressure ulcers hard to avoid was respectively 0.06%,0.06% and 0.02%. ConclusionBased on pressure ulcers wound team management,training nurses'early warning management idea,assigning corresponding responsibilities and management goals can help to standardize the management of pressure ulcers and raise the discipline level unceasingly.
ObjectiveTo compare the efficiency of total extraperitoneal inguinal herniorrhaphy with laparoscopic technique using an innovative self-gripping mesh and polypropylene mesh. MethodsThe clinical data of 142 cases of unilateral inguinal hernia who underwent total extraperitoneal prosthesis (TEP) in our hospital form June 2012 to March 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. the operation type was total extraperitoneal inguinal herniorrhaphy with laparoscopic technique. Depending on the kind of mesh, all patients were divided into two groups from the self-gripping mesh group (n=60) and the polypropylene mesh group (n=82). ResultsThere was no significant difference in the operation time, intraoperative blood loss, hospital stay, and The Visual Analogue Score of post-operative (at 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours after operation) between the 2 groups (P>0.05). On the post-operative complications, there was no significant difference in incidences of total complication, scrotal edema, seroma, bladder injury, vascular injury of abdominal, and urinary reten-tion too (P>0.05). All the patients were followed up for 3-36 months (the median time was 19-month), and no recurrence occurred during the follow-up period. ConclusionInnovative self-gripping mesh is safe and effective, and maybe a good direction of mesh for material development.