• Am. J. Crit. Care · Mar 2013

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    CNE article: pain after lung transplant: high-frequency chest wall oscillation vs chest physiotherapy.

    • Angeli Esguerra-Gonzalez, Monina Ilagan-Honorio, Stephanie Fraschilla, Priscilla Kehoe, Ai Jin Lee, Taline Marcarian, Kristina Mayol-Ngo, Pamela S Miller, Jay Onga, Betty Rodman, David Ross, Susan Sommer, Sumiko Takayanagi, Joy Toyama, Filma Villamor, S Samuel Weigt, and Anna Gawlinski.
    • Ronald Reagan University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, CA, USA.
    • Am. J. Crit. Care. 2013 Mar 1;22(2):115-24.

    AbstractBackground Chest physiotherapy and high-frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) are routinely used after lung transplant to facilitate removal of secretions. To date, no studies have been done to investigate which therapy is more comfortable and preferred by lung transplant recipients. Patients who have less pain may mobilize secretions, heal, and recover faster. Objectives To compare effects of HFCWO versus chest physiotherapy on pain and preference in lung transplant recipients. Methods In a 2-group experimental, repeated-measures design, 45 lung transplant recipients (27 single lung, 18 bilateral) were randomized to chest physiotherapy (10 AM, 2 PM) followed by HFCWO (6 PM, 10 PM; group 1, n=22) or vice versa (group 2, n=23) on postoperative day 3. A verbal numeric rating scale was used to measure pain before and after treatment. At the end of the treatment sequence, a 4-item patient survey was administered to assess treatment preference, pain, and effectiveness. Data were analyzed with χ(2) and t tests and repeated-measures analysis of variance. Results A significant interaction was found between mean difference in pain scores from before to after treatment and treatment method; pain scores decreased more when HFCWO was done at 10 AM and 6 PM (P =.04). Bilateral transplant recipients showed a significant preference for HFCWO over chest physiotherapy (11 [85%] vs 2 [15%], P=.01). However, single lung recipients showed no significant difference in preference between the 2 treatments (11 [42%] vs 14 [54%]). Conclusions HFCWO seems to provide greater decreases in pain scores than does chest physiotherapy. Bilateral lung transplant recipients preferred HFCWO to chest physiotherapy. HFCWO may be an effective, feasible alternative to chest physiotherapy. (American Journal of Critical Care. 2013;22:115-125).

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