To summarize the application effect of the medical and nursing integrated clinical pathway in elderly patients with inguinal hernia during perioperative period.

A retrospective analysis was performed on 96 elderly patients with inguinal hernia who had completed the surgery in the General Surgery Department of Beijing Chuiyangliu Hospital from June 2021 to June 2022. According to the surgical method, they were divided into laparoscopic group and open group. In the perioperative period, we implemented the medical and nursing integrated clinical pathway. The postoperative complications, pain score, exhaust time, hospital stay, patient satisfaction, awareness rate and review rate were observed and summarized.

All patients successfully completed the operation, recovered and discharged. There was no significant difference in gender and postoperative complications between the two groups. The age and postoperative pain score of the laparoscopic group were lower than those of the open group, and the postoperative anal exhaust time and hospitalization time were higher than those of the open group. The satisfaction of both groups reached 100%, and there was no statistical difference in awareness rate and recurrence rate.

Patients have high recognition and satisfaction with the medical and nursing integrated clinical pathway. It can save medical resources, promote the rehabilitation process and ensure the quality of nursing.