[Nursing of advanced schistosomiasis patients: a report of 52 cases].

OBJECTIVE: To explore the reasonable nursing interventions of advanced schistosomiasis patients. METHODS: The medical records of 52 advanced schistosomiasis patients hospitalized from 2008 to 2013 were collected, and the nursing interventions were summarized. RESULTS: The 52 cases of advanced schistosomiasis included 38 men and 14 women, with a mean age of 65.8 years (57-75 years). Totally 53.8% of the subjects were schistosome positive by IHA test, 67.3% positive by ELISA, and 21.2% positive of HBsAg. There were 13 cases of ascites type, 34 cases of megalosplenia type, and 5 cases of dwarfism type of advanced schistosomiasis. Following the therapy together with nursing interventions, 73.1% achieved clinical cure, 23.1% achieved stable, and 3.8% achieved improvement. The major nursing interventions involved basic nursing, diet nursing, treatment nursing, physiological nursing and surgical nursing. CONCLUSION: The scientific and reasonable nursing interventions can improve the therapeutic efficacy and prognosis in advanced schistosomiasis patients, as well as improve their quality of life.