Package of mentholated measures for the relief of thirst in the anesthesia recovery room: Randomized clinical trial
Perioperative thirst is intense and has a high incidence. There is evidence that strategies using cold and menthol could be viable alternatives to reduce thirst and the discomforts arising from it. For that reason, this study evaluated the efficacy of a mentholated package of measures (lip moisturizer and ice popsicle) compared to a non-mentholated package of measures in alleviating thirst in the anesthesia recovery room.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
120
Mentholated package of measures
Non-mentholated package of measures
Viviane Moreira Serato
Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
Change in intensity of thirst, lip hydration, dryness of the mouth and taste the final oral cavity above the original between the experimental and control groups.
The evaluation procedures were repeated every 30 minutes for one hour, representing three evaluation moments (M1, M2 and M3).
Time frame: three times: 0 minutes, 30 minutes and 60 minutes after intervention and evaluation
Change in the extent of satiety point over an hour assessment, presented by experimental and control groups, and the number of interventions required in every moment of assessment and intervention for each group.
The evaluation procedures were repeated every 30 minutes for one hour, representing three evaluation moments (M1, M2 and M3).
Time frame: three times: 0 minutes, 30 minutes and 60 minutes after intervention and evaluation
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