Predictive Nursing Improves Gastrointestinal Nutritional Status of Elderly Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

• Published in: Current topics in nutraceuticals research Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 340 - 346
• Main Authors: Shen, Jian, Cai, Beibei, Yan, Liyuan, Bao, Shanshan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Century Health Publishers, LLC 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Aged patients; Analysis; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Nursing; China
• ISSN: 1540-7535; 2641-452X
• DOI: 10.37290/ctnr2641-452X.22:340-346

In this study, our research team analyzed the improvement of the gastrointestinal nutritional status of elderly patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding by predictive nursing before and after intravenous infusion. To this end, 126 older adults with upper gastrointestinal bleeding admitted between January 2023 and June 2023 at the Yuyao People's Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Yuyao, China, were recruited. The patients were randomized into two groups: conventional nursing (control group) and predictive nursing (experimental group). The inter-group comparison revealed markedly reduced bleeding frequency, bleeding volume, shorter length of hospital stays, and fewer complications in the experimental group compared with the control group (P < 0.05). The nutritional status and patient comfort in the experimental group were better overall than in the control group (P < 0.05). These results suggest that predictive nursing is conducive to accelerating the rehabilitation of elderly upper gastrointestinal bleeding patients, ensuring the safety of intravenous infusions, and enhancing their nutritional status. Keywords: Gastrointestinal function, Intravenous infusion, Nutritional status, Predictive nursing, Upper gastrointestinal bleeding