Management of Thirst, Nursing Care, Postoperative Care

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Nursing Caries; Postoperative Care
• Interventions: Other: ICE APPLICATION; Other: WATER

• Registration Number: NCT04070911
• Lead Sponsor: Istanbul Medipol University Hospital

Brief Summary

The study was conducted to determine the effect of oral water and ice popsicle on management of thirst in the immediate postoperative period as experimental.

Detailed Description

Also, it is aimed to evaluate validity and reliability of "Safety Protocol for Management Thirst in the Immediate Postoperative Period Protocol" which is used to take oral water and ice of patients in the immediate postoperative period, as administrative. The study was conducted with 150 patients who are transferred to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) after their operation and met study criteria. Patients divided into three groups as the study (water group=50, ice group=50) and control (n=50). Patients in the study group were performed oral water/ice popsicle after their accession to PACU. However, the control group patients have performed rutin treatment and care without any other intervention. Physiologic variables and symptoms with thirst were followed in every three group patients at certain times. Data were evaluated by using NCSS (Number Cruncher Statistical System) 2007 program.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-11-24
• Primary Completion: 2018-07-13
• Study Completion: 2018-07-13
• Study First Submitted: 2019-05-23
• Status Verified: 2019-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-08-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-08-26
• Study First Posted: 2019-08-28
• Last Update Posted: 2019-08-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

1. have a surgical operation other than gastrointestinal system surgery,
2. Surgical fasting duration is at least 8 hours,
3. According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification; Class I, II and III;
4. Having the ability to express the thirst status verbally and experiencing moderate or severe thirst when the thirst status is evaluated by VAS,
5. The duration of anesthesia is longer than 1 hour and accepted into the PACU after surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

1. have a second surgical intervention during hospitalization,
2. The need of intensive care after surgery,
3. Having problems in the process of separation from respiratory support after surgical intervention,
4. A change in the state of consciousness after surgical intervention / acute confusion,
5. Liquid electrolyte imbalance,
6. Patients with difficulty in swallowing or restriction of oral fluid intake,

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
patients in the ice group	ICE APPLICATION	ice group, Patients in the ice group were performed oral ice popsicle after their accession to PACU.
patients in the water group	WATER	water group: Patients in the water group were performed oral water after their accession to PACU.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
THIRSTY SCALE	first 30 minutes after the surgery	Thirsty and symptoms of thırsty evaluated via vısual analog scale which containing numbers from zero to ten (0-10), "0" is the minumun point, "10" is the maximum point, higher values represent a better situation.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The blood pressure measurements in the first 30 minutes after surgery	first 30 minutes after surgery	Blood pressure was obtained from the monitor data of patients who were monitored postoperatively. Blood pressure was measured as "mmHg".
The heart rate measurements in the first 30 minutes after surgery	first 30 minutes after surgery	Heart rate was obtained from the monitor data of patients who were monitored postoperatively. heart rate refers to the number of beats per minute.
The body temperature measurements in the first 30 minutes after surgery	first 30 minutes after surgery	Body temperature was obtained from the monitor data of patients who were monitored postoperatively. body temperature was recorded with the degree system in degrees Celsius.
The respiratory rate measurements in the first 30 minutes after surgery	first 30 minutes after surgery	The respiratory rate was obtained from the monitor data of the patients who were monitored postoperatively. respiration rate is the sum of inspiration and expiration per minute.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Istanbul Medipol University; 🇹🇷 Kavacık, Turkey