LI Wenhe, ZHANG Xue. Report on the Nursing Care of a Patient with Severe Pneumonia Complicated with Nicotine Withdrawal Syndrome[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.
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LI Wenhe, ZHANG Xue. Report on the Nursing Care of a Patient with Severe Pneumonia Complicated with Nicotine Withdrawal Syndrome[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026. DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202506300003.
Report on the Nursing Care of a Patient with Severe Pneumonia Complicated with Nicotine Withdrawal Syndrome
This article reports on the case of a 67-year-old male patient with severe pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who experienced a nicotine dependence withdrawal syndrome during ICU treatment. The patient had a 40-year history of smoking, with an average of 2 packs per day. After strict smoking cessation upon admission, severe withdrawal symptoms occurred, including anxiety, hand tremors, difficulty concentrating, and exacerbated shortness of breath. The medical team implemented an innovative "paper tube simulated smoking behavior" substitution therapy on the basis of routine treatment, along with respiratory function training and psychological behavior intervention. After 72 hours of intervention, the patient's withdrawal symptoms were significantly relieved, with the Clinical Withdrawal Symptoms Scale (COWS) score dropping from 18 points to 7 points; respiratory function improved significantly, with the arterial oxygenation index increasing from 125.5 to 215, successfully achieving complete smoking cessation during hospitalization. Through summarizing the nursing practice experience of this case of a patient with severe pneumonia and nicotine dependence withdrawal syndrome, this article confirms the significant effect of simple behavior substitution therapy in smoking cessation intervention for critically ill patients, especially having important clinical reference value for critically ill patients who cannot use drug substitution therapy.
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