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UnknownNCT04019236
Nursing Care for Breathing Discomfort Among Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Effect of Implementing Nursing Care on Breathing Discomfort and Its Outcomes Among Mechanically Ventilated Patients
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 90 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Assiut University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 60 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Breathing discomfort (dyspnea) during mechanical ventilation in the ICU may complicate care.
Detailed description
Patients on ventilators experience a variety of discomforts: symptoms (dyspnea ,fatigue , pain ) ,emotions (depression, anxiety ,panic) and feeling of lack to control .Patients may or may not express this discomfort outwardly with agitation ,restlessness ,grimacing or increase in the vital signs (heart rate ,blood pressure ,breathing frequency).The aim of the present study is to assess the prevalence of dyspnea among mechanically ventilated patients, Describe interventions that may alleviate breathing discomfort and examine its impact on clinical outcomes.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | visual analogue scale (VAS),Respiratory distress observational scale (RDOS) and other Nursing care | Distressed patient will be assessed by visual analogue scale(VAS) or respiratory distress observational scale.Nursing interventions will be done according to its causes as giving supplemental O2 therapy, pharmacologic therapy ,initiating positive pressure ventilation or change Ventilator settings (TV, PEEP, Inspiratory pressure ), Improve inspiratory muscle function by Nutrition, positioning or by minimizing use of steroids , clearing airway by Suctioning, Check O2 saturation level frequently and maintain O2 saturation between 95-100%, ,Raising the HOB (Head of the Bed), high Fowler's ,Give pain medications as prescribed or diuretics as ordered and If thick secretions increase oral fluids intake |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2018-12-18
- Primary completion
- 2019-12-01
- Completion
- 2020-12-01
- First posted
- 2019-07-15
- Last updated
- 2019-07-17
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Egypt
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