Effect of comprehensive nursing intervention on patients with decompensated cirrhosis

Objective To explore the influence of comprehensive nursing intervention on patients with decompensated cirrhosis and promote clinic nursing and therapeutic effects. Methods 80 patients with decompensated cirrhosis were selected and divided into test group and control group, 40 patients in each group.Conventional nursing care and education measures were given to control group, while additional early-staged individualized nursing care interventions were applied in test group. To compare changes of clinic symptoms,complication rates and liver function tests before ad after interventions between the two groups. Results Patients in test group had significant improvements in clinic symptoms and liver function tests ( P ＜ 0. 05 ), as well as a significantly lower rate of complication ( P ＜ 0. 01 ). Conclusions Individualized comprehensive nursing interventions play an essential role in controlling and alleviating clinic symptoms, enhancing liver function recovery, delaying liver function deterioration, preventing complication and promoting life quality. Key words: Decompensated cirrhosis;  Nursing intervention;  Liver function;  Complication