Lower limb edema.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: The first intervention group receives Eflorage massage for seven days and also receives routine measures to control edema. This massage is performed for ten minutes
Sponsors
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The patient must be hospitalized in the intensive care unit and under a ventilator. Patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit or their legal guardians (patients who do not have sufficient awareness and consciousness) must be willing to participate in the study. A maximum of 24 hours must have passed since the patient was hospitalized in the intensive care unit. - No occurrence of deep vein thrombosis according to reports recorded in the medical record and clinical symptoms (including a difference in the circumference of the legs of more than 3 cm, tenderness and redness of one leg, and a positive Homan sign). The patient must be 18 years of age or older.The patient should not move in bed. Should not have increased intracranial pressure. The patient should not have active bleeding, skin diseases, advanced burns in the limbs. The patient should not have amputation, fracture or surgery in the upper or lower limbs and deep vein thrombosis. The patient should not be allergic to olive oil. Should not have Permocet, Angiocet and access in the lower limbs.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to continue to cooperate in the study. Death or discharge or transfer of the patient to another department during the study. Starting or stopping medications that can cause edema (calcium channel blockers, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, oral contraceptives, steroids, gabapentin, amilodipine). Development of symptoms of deep vein thrombosis. Starting or stopping diuretics.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean lower limb peripheral measurements and lower limb edema grading based on the pitting edema scale. Timepoint: For eight days before the intervention. Method of measurement: Tape measure for measuring limb circumference and a dimple edema scale for grading edema. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSomayeh Ghaffari
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed