[Perioperative nursing care of patients with zygomatic complex fracture].
OBJECTIVE
To summarize the key points of nursing around operation and cautions that are needed to take in zygomatic complex fracture(ZCF).


METHODS
99 surgically treated ZCF cases were given preoperative nursing, psychological nursing, disease observation, preoperative preparation, postoperative nursing of general anesthesia, incision, nutrition, open-mouth training and observation of complications.


RESULTS
Fracture reduction and fixation in 99 cases were satisfactory. The mouth opening raised from 2.2 cm to 3.9 cm. The wound healed primarily in 99% cases. No patient developed psychological disturbance. The degree of satisfactory about nursing exceeded 95%.


CONCLUSIONS
The key points of perioperative nursing are psychological nursing, including elimination of fear and pessimism. When the patients have craniocerebral traumas, we should observe the changes of vital signs. When the patients have open fractures, we should take active hemostatic, antishock as well as, anti-infection measures with good postoperative care of incision, nutrition and observation of complications.
Shi
Bao-mei
BM
Stomatological Department of Yongkang First People's Hospital, Yongkang 321300, Zhejiang Province, China. hsheye@163.com
Yang
Qing-fu
QF
Zhou
Mei-xiao
MX