How to care for pain in advanced liver cancer to relieve pain? Nursing measures for pain in advanced liver cancer patients

What are the nursing measures for pain in patients with advanced liver cancer?

The nursing care for pain in patients with advanced liver cancer should first pay attention to observing the nature and duration of the pain and the range of the patient's tolerance, observing the patient's accompanying symptoms, whether there are symptoms such as nausea and vomiting, and using analgesics according to the three-level analgesia method, such as:

The first stage starts with non-opioid analgesics, such as aspirin, chlorpromazine, chlorpromazine, indomethacin suppositories, etc. If the pain cannot be relieved, weak opioid analgesics such as codeine and propoxyphene can be added on this basis; if the pain is severe, strong opioid analgesics such as meperidine and MS Contin can be used. Now there is a new patch, Durogesic, which can relieve pain for up to 72 hours.

Secondly, pay attention to changes in the patient's vital signs. Once severe pain and peritoneal irritation signs occur, be alert to liver rupture and be prepared for rescue.

In addition, the nursing measures for pain in patients with advanced liver cancer should also actively guide patients on how to relieve pain, including gentle local massage without using force, otherwise it may easily cause the tumor to rupture or spread; the diet should be light, high-protein, low-fat, non-irritating and easily digestible food, not too full, small meals and frequent meals, keeping bowel movements smooth, reducing abdominal distension, so as not to induce pain; keeping emotions stable, as anxiety can easily cause pain to deepen, etc.

Finally, medical workers and patients' families should pay attention to listening to patients' stories patiently, giving them appropriate comfort, reducing their psychological burden, and increasing their pain threshold.

In short, patients with advanced liver cancer should be given timely analgesic treatment and good pain care. At the same time, the treatment of advanced liver cancer should pay attention to the implementation of a comprehensive treatment plan based on the patient's specific situation, combining surgery with chemotherapy, autologous immune cell therapy, etc., to improve the patient's autonomous anti-cancer immunity as much as possible, improve the quality of life of advanced patients, and prolong the effective survival period.