Efficacy of Mepilex Lite Dressings in Treating Anal Pain

Give routine nursing measures. Symptom management: Participants were informed that the damage to the anal canal mucosa caused by radiotherapy was mainly manifested as anal pain, and diarrhea could aggravate the symptoms of anal pain. Therefore, the patient should be instructed to monitor the symptoms of diarrhea and anal pain and give timely feedback; Dietary guidance: eat high-protein, high-vitamin, low-slag, low-fiber food, do not eat spicy and irritating food; Medication guidance: Follow the doctor's advice to take the drug orally on time and according to the amount, cooperate with the retention enema, etc., observe the effect of medication; Psychological guidance: strengthen nurse-patient communication, give psychological counseling, and rationally vent anxiety and other emotions. Perianal skin care: Wear loose cotton underwear to keep the perianal area clean and dry.

After the patient emptied urine and feces before going to bed (21:00), the patient was assisted to take the kneeling lateral position, and the anal canal was cleaned with 0.9%Nacl soaked cotton swab, and was fully left to dry. After 30min, the anal pain was relieved. The operator fully exposed the patient's anus and part of the anal canal mucosal lesions with his left thumb and index finger, and applied a 6cm\*6cm adhesive foam dressing on the injured mucosa with his right hand. With the help of a cotton swab, the patient was instructed to take a deep breath, send the foam dressing to 3cm of the anal canal, reveal 2cm, slowly release the left hand, withdraw the cotton swab at the same time the anus automatically retracted, which played a role in securing the dressing, and ask the patient to lie flat and rest, and take it out the next morning (06:00).