This study is to evaluate the effect of preoperative acupressure application on Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy in terms of being in high risk group for PONV.
Prevention of postoperative complications is one of the main tasks of nurses. However, there are limited nursing interventions that can be done to prevent PONV. The American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses suggest nurses to teach patients with a high risk of PONV about acupressure application on P6 acupoint or to apply acupressure wristbands preoperatively. However this suggestion has a low evidence.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
111
Acupressure wrist band is a knitted elasticated wrist band, which operates by applying pressure on the P6 acupressure point on each wrist by means of a plastic stud.
Placebo Acupressure Wrist Band is a knitted elasticated wrist band without a plastic stud.
Acupressure affect on Postoperative Nausea, Vomiting and medication need
Postoperative nausea, vomiting and medication need are assessed on 2nd, 6th and 24th hours postoperative. Nausea severity measured by 0-10 scoring (0- no nausea,10- nausea as bad as can be), and vomiting is assessed as episodes. Number of antiemetics and analgesics medications that are given (out of routine therapy) are also evaluated.
Time frame: 24 hours postoperatively
Pain
Pain measured by 0-10 scoring (0- no pain,10- pain as bad as can be) on 2nd, 6th and 24th hours postoperative.
Time frame: 24 hours postoperatively
Perioperative Stress
Perioperative Stress measured by State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) score on day before surgery and day after surgery
Time frame: 48 hour
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