patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Other specified complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age above 18 years Candidate for coronary artery bypass surgery according to physician's diagnosis Not having a known history of severe respiratory and lung disease Ability to perform breathing exercises and use the active cycle of breathing No previous history of open heart surgery Not having a history of known mental illness or under treatment with anti-anxiety and sedative drugs before surgery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to stay in the study Occurrence of critical complications after surgery including shock, critical hypertension crisis, cardiac tamponade The occurrence of dangerous dysrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia Mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours after surgery The need for reoperation during the hospitalization period
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: From the second day after surgery and extubation, once before starting the intervention and then after performing each phase of the active breathing cycle technique. Method of measurement: visual analoge of scale pain.;Anxiety. Timepoint: From the second day after surgery and extubation, once before starting the intervention and then after performing each phase of the active breathing cycle technique. Method of measurement: Spielberger questionnaire.;Oxygen saturation of arterial blood. Timepoint: From the second day after surgery and extubation, once before starting the intervention and then after performing each phase of the active breathing cycle technique. Method of measurement: Pulse oximetry device. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences