Effect of multi-dimensional nursing combined with early postoperative activity on the prognosis of patients undergoing laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer

To explore the impact of the combined application of multidimensional nursing and early postoperative activities on gastric cancer (GC) patients underwent laparoscopic radical gastrectomy (LRG).

156 GC patients who underwent LRG between January 2020 and December 2021 in our hospital were selected and separated into the observation group (OG) as well as the control group (CG) following the different nursing methods adopted by the patients. The CG carried out conventional nursing, while the OG adopted multidimensional nursing and early postoperative activity intervention. The pain degree, self-living ability, patient’s anxiety and depression, postoperative recovery, nursing satisfaction and adverse reactions of patients in both groups were compared.

After nursing intervention, pain score and anxiety and depression scores of the OG were declined relative to the CG (P<0.05), the recovery time of bowel sounds, first anal exhaust time, first feeding time, first anal defecation time as well as hospitalization time in the OG were lessened relative to the CG (P<0.05), the self-living ability score and nursing satisfaction of patients of the OG were promoted relative to the CG (P<0.05), the occurrence of adverse reaction in the OG was lower relative to the CG (P<0.05).

Multidimensional nursing combined with early activities applied to GC patients undergoing LRG could effectively reduce postoperative pain, promote postoperative gastrointestinal function recovery and promote the self-living ability.