Author/Authors :
TAŞDEMİR, Nurten Ege Üniversitesi - Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu - Cerrahi Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , ŞENOL ÇELİK, Sevilay Hacettepe Üniversitesi - Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi - Hemşirelik Bölümü, Turkey
Abstract :
Objectives: This study was carried out to determine the experience of patients towards the postoperative abdominal distention. Methods: The subjects included 384 patients who undergone surgical operation under general anesthesia in the clinics of general surgery, orthopedic, brain surgery, Ear Nose Thoroat surgery, ophthalmology, gynecology, obstetrics on a hospital in Zonguldak City. The data collection tool comprised of a questionnaire, prepared by the researchers. The data were collected through face to face patient interviews. The data was evaluated with the percentage, Chi- square and Fisher Chisquare relevance tests. Results: The results demonstrate that 42.7% and 41.5% of the patients had postoperative complaints of abdominal distention and nausea and vomiting respectively. The difference in development of the abdominal distention was found statically significant (p 0,005) in the terms of preoperative intestinal excretion, type of operation, postoperative application of medications on gastrointestinal system, time of initial oral nutrition, time of initial ambulation and intestinal gas discharge. Conclusion: Abdominal surgery, time of the initial ambulation and oral nutrition was effective in abdominal distention formation on patients who had surgery under general anesthesia.
