The Effect of Hot Application on Post Laparoscopic Shoulder Pain and Analgesic Use

Çukurova University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pain, Shoulder

Treatments: Other: hot application

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05334797

PLSP

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study; To evaluate the effect of hot application on postlaparoscopic shoulder pain and analgesic use in patients undergoing upper laparoscopic surgery in general surgery.

Full description

Among the advantages of laparoscopic surgery; smaller incisions, less postoperative pain, less need for analgesia, shorter hospital stay, earlier return to normal activities and lower morbidity. However, laparoscopic surgery is associated with postoperative shoulder pain, which is rarely seen in open surgeries. The precise mechanism of postlaparoscopic shoulder pain (PLOA) is unclear, but it is believed that the carbon dioxide remaining after laparoscopic surgery causes shoulder pain by causing irritation of the phrenic nerve. In some cases, PLOA may cause more discomfort to the patient than incisional pain.

Hot application is an effective method used to relieve pain. Hot application activates the gate control mechanism, stimulating tactile receptors, reducing ischemic pain with vasodilation, removing metabolic wastes, increasing the release of endorphins, eliminating muscle spasm, reducing effects such as pressure, stretching and hypoxia on nerve endings as a result of changes in the viscoelastic properties of tissues, raising the pain threshold, It reduces or relieves pain by sedating and creating relief in the patient.

Hot application is easy to use, inexpensive, requires no prior application, and has minimal adverse side effects when used correctly. Heat sources include a hot water heater, an electric heating pad, a warm blanket, and a warm bath or shower. In addition to being used as a pain reliever, heat is used to relieve chills or shivering, reduce joint stiffness, reduce muscle spasm, and increase connective tissue extensibility.

In the study of Mohamed et al., in which they examined the effect of hot application and early mobilization on shoulder pain, in the experimental group patients who received hot application; Postoperative shoulder pain was found to be significantly less than the control group at different evaluation times at 4 hours after surgery and at 6, 12 and 24 hours (p<0.001).

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Agreeing to participate in the research,
2. Having undergone laparoscopic abdominal surgery
3. Those who have no previous history of surgery

Exclusion criteria

1. Those who did not agree to participate in the research
2. Those who have had previous abdominal surgery

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Hot application

Experimental group

Description:

After the patients come to the service after the surgery, a thermophore filled with hot water will be placed on the patient's shoulder according to the presence of shoulder pain and it will be ensured that he stays for 15 minutes. Pain assessment will be done before and after the application. However, 0-2-4-8-12-24. Routine pain assessment will be done at In addition, the type, route, effect and amount of analgesic done in this process will also be recorded. Response evaluation will follow. Response evaluation will follow. Hot application will be applied to every shoulder pain reported by the patients.

Treatment:

Other: hot application

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

First, an individual information form will be filled in for the control group patients who meet the sampling criteria. 0-2-4-8-12-24 after the patients come to the service after the surgery. Routine pain assessment will be done at In addition, the type, route, effect and amount of analgesic done in this process will also be recorded. Response evaluation will follow.