Eren Esra, Oztekin Seher Deniz
Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Istanbul Medipol University, Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey.
Nursing Department, School of Health Sciences, Dogus University, Umraniye, Istanbul, Turkey.
J Perianesth Nurs. 2025 Apr;40(2):356-364. doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2024.05.013. Epub 2024 Sep 14.
Thirst is a high-incidence condition that causes patients to experience problems in the early postoperative period in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). The study was conducted to determine the effect of oral water and ice application in managing early postoperative thirst.
Randomized controlled trial.
The study was conducted between January and April 2017 with 150 patients who were transferred from the operating room of a university hospital to the PACU and met the research criteria. The patients were divided into treatment (water group = 50, ice group = 50) and control (n = 50) groups. Patients in the intervention group received oral water/ice application after admission to the PACU after surgery. Patients in the control group received routine treatment and care.
In intragroup comparisons before and after the application, there was a statistically significant decrease in thirst, dry mouth, dry throat, and difficulty in swallowing in the water and ice groups (P < .001); ice application was more effective than water application, and there was no significant difference in the control group (P > .05).
Postoperative oral water/ice application was an effective and safe nursing intervention to reduce thirst, dry mouth, dry throat, and difficulty in swallowing. Ice application was more effective.
口渴是一种高发症状，会导致患者在麻醉后护理单元（PACU）的术后早期出现问题。本研究旨在确定口服水和冰敷对术后早期口渴的管理效果。
随机对照试验。
本研究于2017年1月至4月进行，纳入了150名从大学医院手术室转入PACU且符合研究标准的患者。患者被分为治疗组（水组 = 50例，冰组 = 50例）和对照组（n = 50例）。干预组患者在术后进入PACU后接受口服水/冰敷。对照组患者接受常规治疗和护理。
在应用前后的组内比较中，水组和冰组的口渴、口干、咽干和吞咽困难均有统计学意义的显著下降（P <.001）；冰敷比饮水更有效，对照组无显著差异（P >.05）。
术后口服水/冰敷是一种有效且安全的护理干预措施，可减轻口渴、口干、咽干和吞咽困难。冰敷更有效。
