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Effect of continuous nursing combined with salcatonin on postoperative pains in elderly patients after hip
Liyu Zhu1, Lin Li2, Binyan Yin1
1Department of Anesthesiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China.
Objective:
This study was designed to explore the effect of continuous nursing combined with salcatonin on the improvements of postoperative pain in elderly patients after hip replacement.
Methods:
A total of 99 elderly patients treated by hip replacement in our hospital were divided into the control group (CG, n=49, routine nursing + salcatonin) and the study group (SG, n=50, continuous nursing + salcatonin). The visual analogue scale (VAS) during rest (RVAS), VAS during initiative movement (IVAS) and VAS during passive movement = (PVAS) at 3 d, 7 d, 10 d, 14 d and 30 d after operation, the Harris hip score (HHS), Barthel index and geriatric depression scale (GDS) at 1 month after operation, and the incidences of tumble and refracture during the postoperative 6-month follow-up were compared between the two groups.
Results:
In comparison with the CG, except for higher HHS and Barthel index at 1 month after operation (P<0.05), the SG was associated with lower RVAS, IVAS and PVAS at 7 d, 10 d, 14 d and 30 d after operation (P<0.05), lower GDS at 1 month after operation, and lower incidences of tumble and refracture during the 6 months after operation (P<0.05).
Conclusion:
The combination of continuous nursing and salcatonin has achieved marked effects not only on mitigating the pains at the early stage after a hip replacement in elderly patients, but also on improving their joint functions and reducing the incidences of tumble and refracture in a long run.
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