Journal of Modern Nursing MedicineJPCNS

Objective The accumulation of sputum will not only aggravate the dyspnea of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but also may lead to infection and other complications. Therefore, this article explores the application effect of traditional Chinese medicine fumigation+vibration sputum drainage nursing in patients with copd sputum retention. Methods Sputum retention patients of COPD in acute attack period admitted to the Pulmonary Disease Department of Pukou District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine were analyzed, and the application effects of two groups of patients under different nursing measures were compared. Results The daily sputum output, lung function indicators, quality of life score, and traditional Chinese medicine syndrome score of the observation group were significantly better than those of the control group, with P<0.05 indicating comparative significance. Conclusion Traditional Chinese medicine fumigation+vibration sputum drainage nursing can not only effectively improve the symptoms and lung function indicators of patients with sputum retention in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients during the acute attack period, but also increase the daily sputum output and improve their quality of life. It should be widely used in clinical medicine.

COPD; Sputum retention; Chinese herbal fumigation; Vibration induced sputum removal; Nursing effect