Nursing care for three common types of pancreatic cancer patients

Nursing of pancreatic cancer patients is a topic of great concern to many pancreatic cancer patients and their families. Reasonable nursing of pancreatic cancer patients can help patients better delay the disease. The following is a brief introduction to nursing of pancreatic cancer patients.

In general, common care for pancreatic cancer patients includes:

1. Diet care: ① Understand the patient's preferred diet and eating habits, and work with the nutritionist to develop a diet plan for the patient. ② Record the amount of food eaten, observe the digestion after eating, and give digestive aids according to the doctor's orders. (3) For patients with ingestion disorders, arrange for fluid replacement and nutritional supplements according to the doctor's orders to correct water, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances. (4) Infuse albumin, amino acids, fresh blood, platelets, etc. according to the doctor's orders to correct hypoproteinemia, anemia, and coagulation disorders. This is the most basic care for pancreatic cancer patients.

2. Psychological care: This is also an important part of pancreatic cancer care. It mainly includes: ① assessing the patient's anxiety level and the causes of their anxiety and fear; encouraging the patient to express their uneasy thoughts and feelings. ② promptly listing cases of recovery after similar surgeries to the patient, and encouraging patients with similar surgeries to visit each other; at the same time, strengthening communication and contact with family members and their social support systems, and trying to help resolve the patient's worries. ③ teaching the patient how to reduce anxiety.

3. Postoperative care: (1) For patients undergoing pancreatic and duodenectomy, the amount and properties of exudates in the abdominal drainage tube and cigarette drainage strip should be closely observed, and vigilance should be maintained for complications such as postoperative bile fistula, pancreatic fistula, and intraperitoneal hemorrhage. (2) For patients undergoing pancreatic body and tail resection, attention should be paid to whether there is clear, colorless, watery pancreatic fluid exudation in the drainage tube placed at the pancreatic section. If pancreatic fistula is suspected, the drainage tube should be immediately connected to continuous negative pressure suction, and zinc oxide ointment should be applied to protect the skin around the drainage tube opening. This is also a common care for pancreatic cancer patients.

The above is an introduction to the common care of pancreatic cancer patients. I hope it will be helpful to everyone. For more questions about the care of pancreatic cancer patients, you can consult our online experts, who will answer them in detail.

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