title: [Influence of suitable home care on convalescence of the patient in heavy general condition - case report].
abstract: The case of 78 year-old patient with diseases of cardio-vascular system and cancer of prostate gland in anamnesis has been described below. The reason for surgery and pharmacological treatment was a hemorrhagic shock in the course of aneurysm rupture of the left common iliac artery. The following complications appeared while saving his life: heavy failure of cardio-respiratory system, kidneys failure, generalized infection, tracheoesophageal fistula, bedsores of the body and in the nose, pareses and the rigor of auriculars. After stabilizing his general condition, the patient with efficient respiratory and circulatory system was released home. The aim of this work is to prove a positive influence of suitable care on his convalescence.
authors.affiliation: Instytut Reumatologii im. Eleonory Reicher w Warszawie. rhc@vp.pl
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cwiek
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D003289:Convalescence; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008297:Male; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000150:complications; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000150:complications