Patients with impaired respiratory function in ICU. Other diseases of the respiratory system
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: The criteria for entering the study consisted of being 18 years of age or older, being an intubated (having a tube in the trachea) and mechanically ventilated patient, having a consciousness level with a Glasgow coma score of 7 or higher, having vital signs within normal limits, not having taken high-dose sedatives and tranquilizers (deep sedition) during the past six hours, having no severe facial trauma, taking dopamine, dobutamine and nitroglycerin according to the physician's orders (not taking them in unconventional doses), having a normal hearing and speaking ability and not being dependent on utilities such as hearing aids, not suffering from a neurological damage affecting breathing (such as quadriplegia), having no record of mental illness and severe neurological problems, and not being affected by neuromuscular diseases. The exclusion criteria consisted of not receiving the patient’s companion’s consent, tracheal extubation, patient’s being in need of repeated suctioning or suctioning in intervals shorter than 20 minutes, having a reduced level of consciousness during suctioning, dysrhythmia, suffering from a reduced SPO2 level more than 10% during suctioning, and being in need of tranquilizers and painkillers more than the common treatment protocol.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Severity of Pain. Timepoint: Before, during, immediately after the intervention, 5 minutes and 15 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: BPS. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Agitation. Timepoint: Before, during, immediately after the intervention, 5 minutes and 15 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale.;Heart rate. Timepoint: Before, during, immediately after the intervention, 5 minutes and 15 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring Device.;SPO2. Timepoint: Before, during, immediately after the intervention, 5 minutes and 15 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring Device.;Respiration rate. Timepoint: Before, during, immediately after the intervention, 5 minutes and 15 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring Device.;Systolic Blood Pressure. Timepoint: Before, during, immediately after the intervention, 5 minutes and 15 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring Device.;Mean Arterial Blood Pressure. Timepoint: Before, during, immediately after the intervention, 5 minutes and 15 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring Device.;Diastolic Blood Pressure. Timepoint: Before, during, immediately after the intervention, 5 minutes and 15 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring Device. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad University of Tehran