Postoperative complications following abdominal surgery, including postoperative pain, delayed bowel function recovery, and postoperative nausea and vomiting, as well as related deficits in patient knowledge and postoperative self care behaviors. Abdominal surgery, Postoperative complications, Quasi-experimental study, Surgical nursing, Thailand
Conditions
Interventions
Participants received the enhanced postoperative nursing guideline delivered by trained nurses according to the study protocol.,A nursing clinical practice guideline based multi component program for
Experimental Behavioral,Experimental Behavioral
Postoperative Complications Prevention Guideline,Standard Postoperative Care
Sponsors
Singburi Hospital, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients were eligible for inclusion if they were adults aged 18 years or older, had undergone abdominal surgery, were admitted for postoperative care in the surgical ward, were able to communicate effectively, and were capable of providing informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients were excluded if they had cognitive impairment, required immediate postoperative admission to an intensive care unit, underwent emergency reoperation, or had severe comorbid conditions that could independently affect postoperative recovery.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Postoperative pain 24 hours 48 hours and 72 hours after surgery Numeric Rating Scale NRS zero to ten.,Bowel function recovery 24 hours 48 hours and 72 hours after surgery observation of bowel sounds passage of flatus and return of defecation,Postoperative nausea and vomiting 24 hours 48 hours and 72 hours after surgery recording presence severity of nausea and frequency of vomiting. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient knowledge 72 hours after surgery postoperative knowledge questionnaire.,Postoperative self care behaviors 72 hours after surgery self care behavior questionnaire with Likert scale responses.,Length of hospital stay and treatment costs prior to hospital discharge. obtained from hospital administrative records. | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactSanya Pongam
Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage, Thailand
Outcome results
None listed