Nursing care of a postoperative patient with esophageal cancer complicated by severe immune checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonia and anastomotic fistula
This report presents the nursing care for a surgical patient with esophageal cancer who received immunotherapy before surgery and developed severe immune checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonia and anastomotic fistula postoperatively.Key points of nursing:establishing a multidisciplinary case management team to develop personalized intervention programs;vigilantly monitoring disease progression,promptly identifying and treating immune checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonia;early identification of anastomotic fistula and standardized management to reduce the risk of septic shock;assessing nutritional risks and providing sequential nutritional support;implementing a phased individualized pulmonary rehabilitation strategy based on Kanowski's health status score.After 88 days of comprehensive treatment and meticulous nursing care,the patient was discharged in a recovered state.Regular follow-up was conducted after discharge,and the patient recovered well.