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The Effects of Different Degrees of Head-of-bed Elevation

NCT03816371 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 114

Last updated 2019-01-28

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Summary

The patient's position is important for ensuring patient comfort and preventing complications after thyroidectomy. This study was carried out to determine the effects of different degrees of head-of-bed elevation on the respiratory pattern and drainage following thyroidectomy and to provide suggestions for evidence-based clinical practice.

Conditions

  • Surgery
  • Thyroid
  • Nursing Caries

Interventions

OTHER

Head-of-bed elevation

Respiratory pattern including respiratory rate, peripheral oxygen saturation and dyspnea, and drainage including amount of drainage and hematoma formation of all patients were evaluated at 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th hours after positions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Necmettin Erbakan University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Serpil Yüksel, PhD · Necmettin Erbakan University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-05-01
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2013-09-30

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