The effect of lithotomy positions placement at different times before and after anesthesia on the comfort and placement time of patients undergoing general anesthesia surgery
Objective Analyze the application effect of lithotomy positions at different times before and after anesthesia in patients undergoing general anesthesia surgery,and analyze their impact on preoperative anxiety,comfort,pressure in-jury,and placement time.Methods A total of 210 patients who underwent general anesthesia surgery at the lithotomy position in the operating room of the Pinghu First People's Hospital from January 2022 to August 2023 were selected as the study subjects.They were equally divided into a control group and an observation group using a random number table method.The control group patients were placed in the lithotomy position after induction of general anesthesia and intuba-tion,while the observation group patients received posture education and placement before anesthesia.The position place-ment time,comfort scores,preoperative anxiety,and stress injury of patients in the two groups were compared.Results The positioning time of the observation group patients was(6.46±1.75)min,which was shorter than the con-trol group[(10.14±2.28)min].The comfort score of the observation group was 70.24±6.33,which was higher than the control group(59.55±7.47),with a statistically significant difference(P<0.05).After intervention,the Amster-dam preoperative anxiety information scale(APAIS)was significantly lower than that of the control group,with statisti-cally significant differences(P<0.05).The incidence of pressure injury in the observation group was 3.8%(4/105),significantly lower than the 11.4%(12/105)in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Conducting lithotomy posi-tion education and placement before general anesthesia surgery can shorten the time for position placement,reduce preop-erative anxiety,improve patient comfort,and reduce the incidence of stress injury.
General anesthesia surgeryLithotomy positionPositioningComfort levelPreoperative anxietyPressure injury