• Pain Manag Nurs · Dec 2021

    The Effects of Add-On Self-Care Therapy on Epidural Catheter Analgesia and Pain in Patients after Surgical Stabilization of Multiple Rib Fractures.

    • Chunmei Wu, Yijin Hong, Biyu Wu, and Biyan Huang.
    • Clean Operating Room, Quanzhou First Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian, China.
    • Pain Manag Nurs. 2021 Dec 1; 22 (6): 764-768.

    BackgroundEpidural (EPI) catheter analgesia is frequently prescribed as a regional analgesic technique to patients with multiple rib fractures (MRF) following surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF).AimsWe aimed to study the effect of add-on self-care therapy on recovery and quality of life (QoL) in patients on EPI analgesia after surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF).Design/Settings/Participants/SubjectsA total of 267 eligible patients with MRF who received EPI catheter analgesia after SSRF were recruited, and assigned to one of two groups in a random fashion: intervention group received education on self-care therapy, while the control group did not.MethodsPain scores, incentive spirometry (IS) volumes, oxygen saturation (SpO2), respiratory rate, hospital length of stay (LoS) and QoL were evaluated.ResultsCompared with control group, the intervention group showed significantly improved pain scores, IS volume, respiratory rate, and SpO2. Hospital LoS was shorter for the intervention group than the control group. Overall QoL scores in the intervention group were also significantly better than control patients.ConclusionsEducation on self-care therapy significantly benefited pain management, recovery, and QoL for patients with MRF who received EPI catheter analgesia after SSRF operation.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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