What are the complications caused by vegetative?

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? We often see vegetative patients in our lives. Patients with this disease not only have no self-care and no consciousness in their lives, but also bring endless pain to their families. Many families hope that the patients will wake up as soon as possible and relieve the pain at home. Vegetative patients will also cause many complications. Now, let's take a look at the complications of vegetative patients!

What are the complications caused by vegetative?

First, pulmonary infection: the disappearance of pharyngeal reflex in patients with vegetative, resulting in mouth, nose, pharyngeal secretions, vomit aspiration into the airway, causing pulmonary infection; Patients with open mouth breathing or tracheal intubation, tracheotomy, suctioning and other operations, so that respiratory defense function decreased, bacterial invasion of the lung and infection; During respiratory therapy, the contamination of therapeutic equipment, such as the air filter, nebulizer, sputum suction device, is also an important factor leading to pulmonary infection.

Second: urinary tract infection: vegetative patients with long-term bedridden, urinary incontinence, poor perineal hygiene or urinary tract and bladder irritation due to catheterization, resulting in bacterial invasion and urethral injury and concurrent infection; Bladder irrigation can also cause retrograde infection.

Third: oral and eye complications: vegetative patients due to the disappearance of swallowing reflex, accumulation of oral and nasal secretions and mouth breathing sputum easy to scab, can cause oral bacterial or fungal infection; Because the eyelid is not closed completely, the eyeball is exposed to the air for a long time, causing corneal dryness, keratitis and other complications.

matters needing attention

There are many complications caused by vegetative. Our family members must take good care of the patients in life. If the nursing is not good, it will cause these complications. Family members should help the patients take a bath and turn over frequently in life, so that the patients can keep their own health. I hope the patients will pay attention to it.