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Challenges in Postoperative Nursing Care for Geriatric Pancreatic Cancer Patients: A Case Study of Wound Site Infection

Geriatrik Pankreas Kanseri Hastasında Cerrahi Sonrası Hemşirelik Bakımında Güçlükler: Yara Yeri Enfeksiyonu Olgu Örneği

Ayşenur Buruş(DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ENSTİTÜSÜ, CERRAHİ HASTALIKLAR HEMŞİRELİĞİ (YL) (TEZLİ))0009-0001-6077-0045
Eda Ayten Kankaya(Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi)0000-0002-2519-4732
Pages
121–129
Publication Date
2026-07-21
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Comprehensive and holistic nursing care is essential for geriatric patients.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Pancreatic cancer is among the malignancies that are more common in the elderly and have a challenging course due to postoperative complications.
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Key Findings & Data:In this case presentation, the implications of wound site infection that developed after surgical intervention in an 88-year-old pancreatic cancer patient on the nursing care process are examined.
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Conclusion & Impact:Comprehensive and holistic nursing care is essential for geriatric patients.
🔬Design:Olgu Sunumu
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:hemşirelik bakımı · geriatrik cerrahi · pankreas

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer is among the malignancies that are more common in the elderly and have a challenging course due to postoperative complications. In this case presentation, the implications of wound site infection that developed after surgical intervention in an 88-year-old pancreatic cancer patient on the nursing care process are examined. The patient's advanced age, diagnosis of diabetes, prolonged hospitalization, malnutrition, and recurrent infections negatively affected wound healing. Delayed wound healing, weight loss, decreased tolerance for activity, treatment compliance issues, and psychological distress were prominent during the postoperative period. The nursing care provided during this period included sterile wound care, negative pressure wound therapy, nutritional support, continued mobilization, and psychosocial support. Comprehensive and holistic nursing care is essential for geriatric patients.

Özet

Pankreas kanseri, ileri yaş grubunda daha sık görülen ve cerrahi sonrası komplikasyonlarla seyri zorlaşan maligniteler arasında yer almaktadır. Bu olgu sunumunda, 88 yaşındaki bir pankreas kanseri hastasında cerrahi girişim sonrası ortaya çıkan yara yeri enfeksiyonunun hemşirelik bakım sürecine yansımaları incelenmiştir. Hastanın ileri yaşta olması, diyabet tanısı, uzun süreli hastanede yatışı, yetersiz beslenme durumu ve tekrarlayan enfeksiyonlar yara iyileşmesini olumsuz etkilemiştir. Postoperatif süreçte gecikmiş yara iyileşmesi, kilo kaybı, aktiviteye tolerans azalması, tedaviye uyum sorunları ve psikolojik sıkıntılar ön plana çıkmıştır. Bu dönemde uygulanan hemşirelik bakımı; steril yara bakımı, negatif basınçlı yara tedavisi, beslenmenin desteklenmesi, mobilizasyonun sürdürülmesi ve psikososyal desteği kapsamıştır. Geriatrik hastalarda kapsamlı ve bütüncül hemşirelik bakımı önem taşımaktadır.

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Buruş, A., Kankaya, E. A. (2026). Challenges in Postoperative Nursing Care for Geriatric Pancreatic Cancer Patients: A Case Study of Wound Site Infection. Balkan Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 2, 121–129. https://doi.org/10.61830/balkansbd.1841677

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