Abstract: Colorectal cancer has a high disease burden globally, and it has been projected to increase by 60% by the year 2030. In colon cancer patients, colon perforation is uncommon and usually requires emergency surgery. This case report presents a clinical case being treated with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) due to the postoperative complication of hematoma. In addition,it analyzes nursing care for colorectal cancer patients with NPWT. Case report A 64-year-old womanpresented to the emergency department because of abdominal pain and constipation. The initial assessment revealed tachycardia and an elevated white blood cell count of 12.29 K/μL. An exploratory laparotomy (Hartmann's procedure) with colostomy was performed.With the complication of hematoma after the surgery, NPWT was applied........
Keywords: Colon perforation, negative pressure wound therapy, nursing care.
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