The Use of Short-Term Acupressure to Prevent Long-Term PONV: Was This a Case of Too Little, Too Late?
| Autor: | Mark R. Conaway, Eleanor Bergland, Ruth Ryman, Kathy Podgorski, Jill Hance, Rebecca T. Gilbert, Anika Spry, Lisa Letzkus, Nancy Farish, Susan Ketcham, Marie Manz, Beth Quatrara |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Nausea medicine.drug_class Acupressure law.invention Pacu 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Double-Blind Method Randomized controlled trial law medicine Humans Antiemetic 030212 general & internal medicine Surgical complication biology business.industry biology.organism_classification Surgery Medical–Surgical Nursing Treatment Outcome Anesthesia Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Vomiting medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Postoperative nausea and vomiting |
| Zdroj: | Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. 32:445-452 |
| ISSN: | 1089-9472 |
| Popis: | Purpose Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common surgical complication that contributes to poor patient outcomes. The purpose of this study was to determine if acupressure to the P6 pressure point during the immediate postoperative period decreased PONV for the first 24 postoperative hours. Design This was a double-blind, randomized study. Methods Experimental group participants wore a wristband, which administered acupressure to the P6 pressure point of one wrist. Control group wristbands were malpositioned. Bands remained on until patients were discharged from the postanesthesia care unit or up to a maximum of 2 hours. Data on nausea, vomiting, and antiemetic use were tracked for the first 24 postoperative hours. Finding There were no statistically significant between-group differences in PONV or antiemetic use. Conclusions Short-term postoperative acupressure to one wrist did not lead to a 24-hour decrease in nausea, vomiting, or antiemetic use. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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