Abstract:
OBJECTIV To explore the application effect of closed suction combined with fiber bronchoscopy suction on patients with lower respiratory tract infections after cardiac surgery.
METHODS From Jan 2013 to Jun 2016, a total of 113 patients who received the cardiac surgery and had postoperative lower respiratory tract infections were enrolled in the study, and the clinical data of the enrolled patients were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into the combination group and the control group according to the sputum suction method, the combination group was treated with closed suction combined with fiber bronchoscopy suction, while the control group was only given the closed suction, and the clinical efficacy was compared between the two groups of patients.
RESULTS The heart rate, RR, PaO
2 level, and PaO
2/FiO
2 level of the two groups of patients were significantly improved after the treatment for 48 hours than before the treatment (
P<0.05). The heart rate and RR of the combination group were significantly lower than those of the control group after the treatment for 48 hours; the levels of PaO
2 and PaO
2/FiO
2 of the combination group were higher than those of the control group (
P<0.05). The heart rate, RR, PaO
2 level, and PaO
2/FiO
2 level were improved more significantly in the combination group than in the control group after the treatment (
P<0.05). The time of disappearance of cough and expectoration and time of recovery of body temperature and white blood cells were significantly shorter in the combination group than in the control group, and there was significant difference (
P<0.05). The PIP, Cdyn, WOBvent, and RAW of the two groups of patients were significantly lower after the treatment for 48 hours than before the treatment (
P<0.05); the PIP, Cdyn, WOBvent, and RAW of the combination group were significantly lower than those of the control group after the treatment for 48 hours (
P<0.05).
CONCLUSION The closed suction combined with fiber bronchoscopy suction can achieve remarkable effect on the patients with lower respiratory tract infections after cardiac surgery.