Abstract:
Objective
To investigate the effect of continuous oral wetting technique on secondary thirst in patients with gastrointestinal hemorrhage during perioperative period.
Methods
A total of 68 sober patients with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage admitted to our hospital from January 2022 to June 2023 were selected by convenience sampling method， and were divided into control group and experimental group by random number table method， with 34 cases in each group.The control group was treated with room temperature drinking water spray intervention， and the experimental group was treated with self-made one-time lip moistening device for continuous oral moistening intervention.Differences in scores of thirst intensity， degree of thirst pain， oral comfort and satisfaction before and after intervention were collected and compared between the two groups.
Results
The scores of thirst intensity at 6 and 12h after intervention in the experimental group were （4.88±1.297） and （3.12±1.200） points， respectively， which were lower than those of the control group （6.35±1.515） and （5.41±1.234） points， and the difference was statistically significant （P＜0.001）.The pain degree of thirst at 6 and 12 h after intervention in the experimental group was （22.50±1.441） and（17.15±2.476） points， respectively， lower than that in control group （25.41±2.002） and （23.88±1.966） points，and the difference was statistically significant （P＜0.001）.The oral comfort level of patients in the experimental group at 6 and 12h after intervention was higher than that of the control group， and the difference was statistically significant （P＜0.001）.After intervention， the satisfaction in the experimental group （97.1%）was higher than that in the control group （91.2%）， and the difference was statistically significant （χ2=11.769，P=0.003）.
Conclusion
In this study， a self-made oral moistening device was used to alleviate perioperative secondary thirst in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding by using innovative continuous oral wetting technology， improve oral comfort and medical experience of patients， and is worthy of clinical promotion.
Key words:
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage,
Intervene,
Perioperative period,
Thirstily,
Moist mouth
Li Liu, Jiongju Zhou, Xiangzhong Huang, Cuifang Zhu. Application of continuous oral wetting technique in secondary thirst in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding during perioperative period[J]. Chinese Journal of Interventional Radiology(Electronic Edition), 2025, 13(01): 78-82.