Application of personalized holistic nursing service on aortic dissection patients who had secondary operation: a case report

This report retrospectively reviewed the medical materials of an aortic dissection patient who had undergone a second operation of endovascular aortic repair, and summarized some experience from this nursing case. This patient had a ten-year history of hypertension, which had not been treated regularly. He had received endovascular thoracic aortic repair because of thoracic aortic dissection, after which the blood pressure was poorly controlled. 18 months later, he was found to have abdominal aortic dissection and a second surgery was performed. Personalized holistic nursing care was carried out, which included blood pressure management, pain nursing care, mental nursing, and prevention of constipation, fall and complications. After 2 weeks of treatment and nursing care, the patient was discharged without any complication, and the nursing care was continued, including lifestyle modification and self-monitoring suggestions. Now the patient recovers well. Personalized holistic nursing care has positive effects on the recovery of postoperative patients.