Evaluation of bedbath in critically ill patients: impact of water temperature on the pulse oximetry variation.

Autor:	de Oliveira AP; Universidade Federal Fluminense. Niterói, RJ, Brazil. enfermeira_aretha@hotmail.com, de Lima DV
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P [Rev Esc Enferm USP] 2010 Dec; Vol. 44 (4), pp. 1039-45.
DOI:	10.1590/s0080-62342010000400026
Abstrakt:	Unlabelled: This is a participant study, quasi-experimental, of a before and after type. A quantitative approach of biophysiological measures was used, represented by the saturation of oxygen measured by pulse oximeter (SpO2), and recorded on three occasions: before, during and after the bedbath in critically ill patients hospitalized at the ICU of a University Hospital in Brazil. Objective: to compare the SpO2 in various stages of the bath, with and without control of water temperature. Data collection was performed between December 2007 and April 2008 on a convenience sample consisting of 30 patients aged over 18 who had classification in TISS-28 from level II. Results show that water temperature control means a lower variation of SpO2 (p < 0.05). No marked differences in variation of saturation between men and women or between age groups were established. In conclusion, heated and constant water temperature during the bedbath is able to minimize the fall of SpO2 that occurs while handling patients during procedures.
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