The effects of preoperative visiting on the compliance of postoperative patients in SICU

Objective To investigate the value of preoperative visiting on improving compliance of postoperative patients in surgical intensive care unit (SICU) . Methods A total of 100 esophageal cancer patients were divided into control group and visiting group randomly. Patients in visiting group were accepted visiting by SICU nurses on 1 day before operation. We designed a questionnaire according to the features of patients with esophageal cancer. The cooperative levels of postoperative patients in SICU was observed and the questionnaire was filled in. The compliance was compared then. Results The patients in visiting group were more compliant the patients in control group significantly ( P ＜ 0. 05 ) . Conclusions Preoperative visiting can improve the compliance of postoperative patients in SICU. Key words: Intensive care unit, Preoperative visiting, Nursing