NCT04070911

Management of Thirst, Nursing Care, Postoperative Care

The Effect of Oral Water and Ice Popsicle on Management of Thirst in the Immediate Postoperative Period.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istanbul Medipol University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Conditions

• Postoperative Care
• Nursing Caries

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	WATER	ORAL WATER
OTHER	ICE APPLICATION	ICE APPLICATION

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-11-24
• Primary completion: 2018-07-13
• Completion: 2018-07-13
• First posted: 2019-08-28
• Last updated: 2019-08-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)