Effects of Postoperative Oral Care Using Cold Therapy on Nausea, Vomiting and Oral Discomfort in Patients with Laparoscopic Myomectomy.
- Author:
Mi Young JUNG
1
;
Hyo Sun CHOI
;
Kyung Yeon PARK
Author Information
1. Good Moonhwa Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Postoperative nausea and vomiting;
Postoperative care;
Cold therapy;
Laparoscopic surgery
- MeSH:
Cold Temperature;
Cryotherapy;
Humans;
Korea;
Laparoscopy;
Nausea;
Postoperative Care;
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting;
Vomiting
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2012;19(3):292-301
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of postoperative oral care using cold therapy on nausea, vomiting and oral discomfort after laparoscopic myomectomy. METHOD: The study was conducted with an experimental group (n=29) and a control group (n=35) sampled from patients admitted to a women's hospital in a metropolitan city in Korea. Data were collected between October 10, 2011 and January 31, 2012 and analyzed using Chi-square, Fisher's exact test, t-test, and repeated measure ANCOVA with SPSS/WIN 19.0. RESULTS: After the intervention, postoperative nausea (p<.001) and oral discomfort for patients in the experimental group were significantly lower than in the control group. There were significant differences in the presence of vomiting between both groups at 12 hours (p<.001) and 24 hours (p=.003) after leaving the recovery room. CONCLUSION: Oral care using cold therapy was found to be an effective nursing intervention for reducing postoperative nausea, vomiting and oral discomfort up to 24 hours after recovery in patients with laparoscopic myomectomy.
