Clinical Application Study of Airway Management Team Applying Evidence-Based Nursing Model in Early Rehabilitation Treatment of Elderly Patients with ARDS

Yan Wang, Han Liang, Xueping Ji, Shaowei Ma, Panpan Zhang, Huaping Wei

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¹ The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China,

² School/Hospital of Stomatology Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China,

³ Liangzhou District Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Wuwei 733000, Gansu, China,

JCNR 2026 , 10(3), 363–370; https://doi.org/10.26689/jcnr.v10i3.14617

© 2026 by the Authors. Licensee Whioce Publishing, Singapore. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )

Abstract

Objective: To explore the application effect of the airway management team combined with the evidence-based nursing model in the early rehabilitation of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Methods: A total of 76 elderly patients with ARDS admitted from January 2024 to January 2025 were selected and randomly divided into a control group (receiving conventional nursing) and an observation group (receiving airway management team combined with evidence-based nursing). Blood gas indicators such as arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO₂) and oxygenation index (PaO₂/FiO₂) before and after intervention were compared between the two groups. The quality of life of patients after intervention was evaluated using the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), and satisfaction with nursing services was assessed using a self-made questionnaire. Results: After intervention, both PaO₂ and PaO₂/FiO₂ in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (both p < 0.05). The scores of the observation group in the 11dimensions of physical functioning, role-physical, role-emotional, and social functioning on the SF-36 scale were significantly higher than those of the control group (p < 0.05). The overall satisfaction rate with nursing services in the observation group was 94.74%, significantly higher than the 76.32% in the control group (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The intervention model of the airway management team combined with evidence-based nursing can effectively improve the oxygenation status and quality of life of elderly patients with ARDS and enhance their satisfaction with nursing services. It is an optimized critical care nursing plan worthy of clinical promotion.

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