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Different modes of ankle pump exercise to prevent PICC-related thrombosis through femoral vein
1Department of vascular surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Objective:
To explore the preventive effect of different modes of ankle pump exercise on femoral vein PICC catheter-related thrombosis.
Method:
Convenient sampling method was used to select 172 patients with lung cancer with PICC catheterization through femoral vein admitted to West China Hospital of Sichuan University as the observation group and control group. Comfort angle ankle pump exercise mode and maximum angle ankle pump exercise mode were adopted. We have compared the differences in the incidence of catheter-related thrombosis, unplanned catheter removal, fatigue score, and catheter retention time between two groups of patients.
Results:
The incidence of catheter-related thrombosis, unplanned catheter removal, fatigue score, and catheter retention time were statistically significant (p < .05) in both groups of patients.
Conclusion:
The maximum angle ankle pump exercise mode can reduce the incidence of catheter-related thrombosis and unplanned catheter removal in patients with lung cancer with PICC catheterization through femoral vein, increase catheter retention time, but it can easily cause patient fatigue. In clinical practice, patient tolerance should be considered.
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