Condition 1: patients that have cardiac arrhythmia. Condition 2: prolonged bedrest. Cardiac arrhythmia, unspecified Immobility
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Patients in the control group received routine care including lying on their back for 6-8 hours (including duration of the procedure) with no change in their position. Intervention 2:
Prevention
Patients in the control group received routine care including lying on their back for 6-8 hours (including duration of the procedure) with no change in their position.
Patients in intervention group A did lie on their back during the procedure with the head of their bed tilted up for 15 degree, using a small mattress (3×50×80 cm) under their body and their knee ben
In case group B, the samples were positioned precisely like patients in group A during the procedure, and they were in the routine position after the procedure (without any alteration). The intensity
Sponsors
Vice-Chancellor for Research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: eligibility for treatment by radiofrequency catheter ablation; a systolic blood pressure less than 190 mmHg, a diastolic blood pressure less than 110 mmHg. Exclusion criteria were spinal cord disorders; inter-vertebral disk disorders, bleeding disorders; the use of anti-coagulant and analgesic drugs 24 hours prior to the procedure; advanced heart failure, a procedure duration less than one and half and longer than three and half hours; vast bleeding or any other disorders during the procedure; severe decrease of consciousness level; performing ablation procedure through artery; and tranquilizers use during the procedure.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: immediatly, 2, 4,6 and 24 hr aftrr intervention. Method of measurement: numeric rating scale( NRS). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Blood pressure. Timepoint: before, immediatly, 2,4,6 and 24 hr after intervention. Method of measurement: standard mercury sphygmomanometer.;Heart rate. Timepoint: befor, immediatly, 2,4,6 and 24 hr after intervention. Method of measurement: by hand during 1 minute.;Amount of bleeding. Timepoint: immediatly, 2,4,6 and 24 hr after intervention. Method of measurement: two-dimension ruler.;Amount of hematoma. Timepoint: immediatly, 2,4,6 and 24 hr after intervention. Method of measurement: two-dimensional ruler. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactParisa Mansoori
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed