Effects of the liaison nurse management on the infectious stroke complications: a randomized controlled trial

Autor: Zohreh Kalani, Sedigheh Ebrahimi, Hossein Fallahzadeh
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Nursing, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1472-6955
DOI: 10.1186/s12912-021-00802-0
Popis: Abstract Background Two of the most serious complications after stroke are pneumonia, and urinary tract infection. Liaison nurse, from hospital admission to discharge and then at home helps patients with complicated caring issues stroke. This study investigates the effect of liaison nurse management on the incidence of pneumonia and urinary tract infection in patients with stroke after discharge from the hospital. Methods This randomized controlled trial was conducted on 80 patients in a hospital in Iran. The intervention group was assessed and developed a caring program by the liaison nurse and the control group received routine care. Two weeks and two months after discharge, the patients were evaluated for the incidence of pneumonia and urinary tract infection. Collected data were analyzed using the Chi-square test. P
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