title: Nursing and safety of silver needle diathermy treating ankylosing spondylitis.
abstract: This paper aims to discuss the nursing and safety of silver needle diathermy in the treatment for ankylosing spondylitis. We nursed 46 patients with ankylosing spondylitis treated with silver needle diathermy. Specific nursing was focused on physical condition evaluation and mental nursing before treatment, observation during and after treatment, diet nursing, needle eye nursing, functional training and propaganda and education when discharged. The result suggested that all the patients received mental nursing, diet guide, skin care, health education, functional training and follow-up visit from the nurse and all of them could endure silver needle diathermy as discomfort or drug allergy was barely found, so were slight scald and skin infection nearby the needle eye caused by fainting during acupuncture, accidental puncture or overheat. Follow-up visit showed that no patient suffered obvious untoward effect and the pain, joint range of motion and living condition were distinctly improved a week after discharging. In conclusion, during the treatment for ankylosing spondylitis applying silver needle diathermy, the nursing before, during and after the treatment can obviously reduce the complication, accelerate the recovery, which is highly safe.
authors: Spine Surgery, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong, China.
authors: Huaxiu
authors: H
authors: Ning
authors: Traumatic Orthopedics, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong, China.
authors: Yun
authors: Y
authors: Wang
authors: Binzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Binzhou, Shandong, China.
authors: Yiwen
authors: Y
authors: Yuan
authors: Tianjin Haihe Hospital, Tianjin, China.
authors: Huaying
authors: H
authors: Ning
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003972:Diathermy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles / Q000009:adverse effects; D012834:Silver; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D012834:Silver