Journal of Modern Nursing MedicineJPCNS

Objective To explore the effect of expectoration nursing in bedridden elderly patients with pulmonary infection, in order to provide effective nursing strategies for clinical practice. Methods A total of 80 bedridden elderly patients with pulmonary infection who were treated in our hospital from January 2023 to September 2024 were selected as research subjects and randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, with 40 cases in each group. The control group received routine nursing, and the observation group received expectoration nursing on the basis of routine nursing. The sputum volume, blood oxygen saturation after sputum discharge (SpO2), and sputum discharge efficiency were compared between the two groups. Results The sputum volume and SpO2 after sputum discharge in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group, and the sputum discharge efficiency was also higher than that in the control group (P＜0.05). Conclusion The application effect of expectoration nursing in bedridden elderly patients with lung infection is significant. It can effectively increase the amount of sputum, improve blood oxygen saturation, and improve the efficiency of sputum removal. It is worthy of clinical promotion and application.

Bedridden elderly; Lung infection; Expectoration care; Blood oxygen saturation; Expectoration volume; Expectoration efficiency