Exploring the feasibility and safety of the chest PNF technique on pain, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, and breathing pattern after upper abdominal surgery patients—pre and post study.
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K808- Other cholelithiasis
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/05/067318
- Lead Sponsor
- MGM Institute of Physiotherapy
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Age from 18-60 years.
2.Both males and females included.
3.Both laparotomy and laparoscopic upper
abdominal surgery under general anesthesia.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patient on Mechanical ventilation for more
than 48 hours.
2.Hemodynamically unstable patient.
3.Previous cardiac surgery.
4.Infected incisional wound.
5.Chest wall pain.
6.Patients having Rib or Thoracic vertebrae
fracture.
7.Chest wall deformity.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method PainTimepoint: Pain will be assessed using a visual analog scale pre- and post- intervention.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Oxygen saturation <br/ ><br>2. Respiratory rate <br/ ><br>3. Breathing pattern <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1. Oxygen saturation: oxygen saturation is assessed using a pulse oximeter pre- and post- intervention. <br/ ><br>2. Respiratory rate: respiratory rate is assessed by observing chest movement pre- and post- intervention. <br/ ><br>3. Breathing pattern: The breathing pattern is assessed using manual assessment of respiratory motion pre- and post- intervention.