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Examining Oral Intake Temperature in Cardiac Surgery Patients

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  • Kathryn M. King

    (University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

  • Marlene Donahue

    (Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

  • Helen Dowey

    (Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

  • Alec Bayes

    (Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

  • Laura Cuff

    (Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

  • Nichole Korol

    (Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

Abstract

The effect of restricting the temperature of cardiac surgery patients' oral intake to room temperature or warmer, over the first 3 postoperative days, on gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms was examined. In all, 57 patients were randomly assigned to receive the intervention or usual care. GI symptoms were measured daily over the first 5 postoperative days. Following hospital discharge, GI symptoms and return to function data were collected over 4 postoperative weeks. On Postoperative Day 1, 41% of patients reported having GI symptoms, and they were significantly associated with higher cross-clamp time. Symptoms dissipated over time. There were no differences between the study groups in GI symptoms or return to function. Nearly 70% of patients who withdrew from the study were randomized to the intervention group. Difficulty associated with adhering to the study protocol was their primary reason for withdrawing. Given these findings, a large-scale clinical trial may not be warranted.

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  • Kathryn M. King & Marlene Donahue & Helen Dowey & Alec Bayes & Laura Cuff & Nichole Korol, 2008. "Examining Oral Intake Temperature in Cardiac Surgery Patients," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 17(4), pages 262-277, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:17:y:2008:i:4:p:262-277
    DOI: 10.1177/1054773808324645
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