Nursing of patients with osteosarcoma undergoing chemotherapy

Osteosarcoma is a disease that specifically affects young patients, usually within the age of 20. Most patients of this age have not yet matured psychologically, so the care of these patients is particularly important. So today we are going to talk about the care of patients with osteosarcoma undergoing chemotherapy.

Many people may have a certain understanding of chemotherapy, and its pain is self-evident. However, once these young osteosarcoma patients embark on the road of chemotherapy, their care is no longer a simple matter. Let's take a look at how to care for osteosarcoma chemotherapy patients:

For patients with osteosarcoma undergoing chemotherapy, nursing care mainly starts from three aspects: diet, psychology, and exercise:

1. Diet care: After the operation, the patient is temporarily fasting or eating liquid or semi-liquid food according to his/her condition. Afterwards, the patient is encouraged to eat high-protein, high-calorie, high-vitamin and easily digestible food, eat more fruits and vegetables, and drink more water.

2. Psychological aspects: Nursing staff should understand the patient's condition and psychological state, provide good psychological care, keep abreast of the patient's thoughts, patiently explain the possible reactions of chemotherapy, eliminate the patient's tension and unnecessary concerns, and make the patient confident in the treatment.

3. Functional exercise: Encourage patients to perform functional exercise within the permitted range to prevent muscle atrophy, joint stiffness and venous thrombosis. Exercise muscle contraction and relaxation. Do not perform activities that affect bone and muscle stability. During chemotherapy, joints near and far from the affected area can be moved, but without weight bearing. 6 weeks after surgery. Perform whole body and key joint activities. Gradually increase the intensity. Physical therapy, massage, etc. can also be used as an aid.

The above are the key points of care for patients undergoing osteosarcoma chemotherapy. I hope it can be helpful to everyone.