ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT AT PELVIC RELAXATION: PESSARY

Abstract

Pessaries are silicon devices that placed in vagina and used for treatment of pelvic organ prolapseand urinary incontinence. In practice, surgical treatments primarily used for uterine prolapse, cystoceland rectocele as well as pessary is an alternative treatment to surgical intervention for eldery patientsthat sustain anesthesia risk. Efficiency of pessary treatment is related to patient’ education and orderlyfollowing. The aim of this article is to define type of pessary and the nurses’ role of patient educationthat use pessary

Keywords

• Pelvic relaxation,pessary,nurse

ALTERNATİF TEDAVİ: PESSER

Abstract

Pesserler, pelvik organ prolapsuslarında ve üriner inkontinans tedavisinde kullanılan, vajinayayerleştirilen silikon araçlardır. Sistosel, rektosel ve uterus prolapsusunda pratikte primer tedavi olarakcerrahi yöntemler kullanılmakla birlikte özellikle ileri yaşta ve anestezi riski taşıyan hastalarda pessercerrahiye alternatif bir yöntemdir. Pesser tedavisinin etkinliği hastanın eğitimi ve düzenli takibine bağlıdır.Bu makalede, pesser türleri ve hemşirenin pesser kullanan hastanın eğitimindeki rolü tanımlanmıştır

Keywords

• Pelvik relaksasyon,pesser,hemşire

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