Contemporary Nursing

Objective To study the effect of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine nursing on acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Methods Eighty patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease admitted to our hospital from October 2021 to October 2023 were selected. The patients were randomly divided into two groups using a digital random table method: a control group (Western medicine nursing) and an observation group (integrated Chinese and Western medicine nursing), with 40 patients in each group. Results The disappearance time of phlegm sounds, the time for body temperature to return to normal, and the length of hospital stay in the observation group were all shorter than those in the control group, with statistical differences between the data (P<0.05). The lung function indicators and 6MWT distance of the two groups of patients after nursing were improved compared to before treatment, and the various indicators of the observation group after treatment were higher than those of the control group, with statistical differences (P<0.05). Conclusion The use of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine nursing intervention in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can achieve good nursing effects, improve lung function and exercise endurance, and promote the shortening of symptom improvement time and hospital stay.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Acute exacerbation period; Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Nursing