The Effect of Cold Compresses on the Comfort of the Patients During Chest Drainage Tube Removal After Cardiac Surgery: a Randomized Clinical Trial

• Main Authors: Mohamad Mehdi Hatami (Author), Khodayar Oshvandi (Author), Mehdi Molavi Vardanajni (Author), Yunes Mohamadi (Author), Amir Shamas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: The removal of the chest tube drainage is a painful experience for patients. Painless pain and patient's discomfort is associated with reduced chest dilatation, respiratory dysfunction with hypoxemia, increased sympathetic response to myocardial ischemia, and increased general res...