Title: Study on Air Bed to Prevent Pressure Sores in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer ABSTRACT Objectives To observe the effect of preventing pressure sores on advanced lung cancer patients using air cushion bed, and to analyze the effect of pressure sore prevention and treatment through nursing intervention. Methods Department of respiratory medicine of General workers’ hospital of Tongling nonferrous metals corporation was the research field and the patients with advanced lung cancer in hospital in 2009 were studied. The patients were randomly assigned to observe the occurrence and development of pressure sores through the observation of clinical nursing. 31 cases in the observation group which using air cushion bed and 30 cases in the control group which using ordinary mattresses. Both groups were doing routine care, such as by nurses to help turn for every 2 hours during the day time and once every 4 hours during the night.To keep observing the skin color, temperature, humidity sense of pressure parts and to keep recording.To keep sheets clean, dry, debris-free, maintaining the correct patient, a comfortable supine.To avoid the red part of the local massage and give the patients with nutrient-rich, easily digested diet to ensure adequate nutritional support. The air cushion bed was eqipped with Yabo-Excel4000 anti-bedsore mattress.Consider the characteristics of disease in patients with advanced lung cancer, survey included patient name, hospital number, age, sex, weight, clinical diagnosis, site 2 weeks after compression and treatment of skin disorders and so on. Results The observation group and the control group in sex, age, weight, etc. were analyzed and compared, there was no significant difference between the two groups of patients（P＞0.05）. The incidence of pressure sores of the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P＜0.01). After 2 weeks, skin disorders was 3 in the observation group and 14 in the control group.The percentage of pressure sores occur 9.68% was in the observation group and 46.67% in the control group. The incidence of pressure sores of the observation group was less than that of the control group，the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P＜0.01). Conclusion Predictability in pressure sore prevention and care is at the first situation. As the nutritional status of patients with advanced lung cancer in general poor, while resistance to decline, activity limitationin such as long-term bed rest and other factors easily lead to the occurrence of pressure sores. Air cushion bed can significantly reduce the pressure beared by lumbosacral skin of patients with advanced lung cancer, play the effective role of prevention of pressure sores, increase patient comfort,improve patient quality of life,reduce nursing workload, and is worthy of clinical use. Key words: Lung cancer later period；Control a sore；Air cushion bed；Nurse TYPE OF THESIS: Analytical study
