Optimization of nursing care for patients with acute intestinal obstruction using dedicated multidisciplinary team

Table 1 Comparison of emergency treatment efficiency between the two groups (mean ± SD)

Group	n	Time of triage (minutes)	Condition assessment time (minutes)	Time to emergency treatment (hours)
Control group	88	3.86 ± 0.63	8.69 ± 2.82	3.43 ± 0.76
Intervention group	88	2.75 ± 0.56	6.21 ± 2.07	2.69 ± 0.48
t		12.353	6.650	7.723
P value		< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001

Table 2 Comparison of clinical symptom improvement between the two groups (mean ± SD)

Group	n	Abdominal pain relief time (hours)	Vomiting relief time (hours)	Time to first flatus (hours)	Time to first defecation (hours)
Control group	88	4.97 ± 1.22	6.45 ± 2.28	10.63 ± 3.15	17.33 ± 4.14
Intervention group	88	3.25 ± 1.03	5.03 ± 2.10	8.84 ± 3.21	14.57 ± 3.66
t		10.106	4.297	3.734	4.685
P value		< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001

Table 3 Comparison of quality-of-life scores between the two groups (mean ± SD, score)

Group	n	Physical function		Role-physical		Vitality		General health
		Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention
Control group	88	54.30 ± 4.70	74.26 ± 5.32a	66.42 ± 3.91	82.08 ± 4.79a	61.38 ± 4.42	75.30 ± 4.76a	67.43 ± 4.92	80.43 ± 3.45a
Intervention group	88	54.51 ± 4.77	77.43 ± 5.81a	66.50 ± 4.02	85.66 ± 5.21a	61.51 ± 4.49	78.72 ± 5.03a	67.65 ± 4.98	83.56 ± 3.69a
t		0.294	3.775	0.134	4.745	0.194	4.633	0.295	5.812
P value		0.769	< 0.001	0.894	< 0.001	0.847	< 0.001	0.769	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05 vs same group before intervention.

Table 4 Comparison of the incidence of complications between the two groups, n (%)

Group	n	Electrolyte disturbances	Strangulated intestinal obstruction	Enterobrosis	Total
Control group	88	4 (4.55)	3 (3.41)	2 (2.27)	9 (10.23)
Intervention group	88	1 (1.14)	1 (1.14)	0 (0.00)	2 (2.27)
χ2					4.752
P value					0.029

Table 5 Comparison of nursing satisfaction between the two groups, n (%)

Group	n	Very satisfied	Satisfied	Neutral	Dissatisfied	Overall satisfaction rate
Control group	88	32 (36.36)	18 (20.45)	22 (25.00)	16 (18.18)	72 (81.82)
Intervention group	88	39 (44.32)	30 (34.09)	16 (17.78)	3 (3.41)	85 (96.59)
χ2						9.971
P value						0.002