The Role of Nurses in Caring for Patients with Complications of Cirrhosis
Keywords:
cirrhosis, complications of cirrhosis, nurse’s roleAbstract
Cirrhosis is a disease that is common and is the leading cause of death in every country around the world. In the first phase, the patient shows general symptoms of illness. As they do not seem serious, the patients often do not to a hospital. After that, patients will experience more specific symptoms of liver cirrhosis and physical changes. The liver cell changes and the disfunction affects other organs and causes many complications. Common complications include portal hypertention, esophageal varices, ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome, and malnutrition, which increases the mortality rate of more patients. Nurses should have knowledge about the signs and symptoms, complications of cirrhosis, and the role of nurses to care for patients with liver cirrhosis complications. This will help to reduce the suffering of patients and reduce mortality among patients including helping palliative patients to live longer.
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