Effect of Ice Bag Application to Femoral Region on Pain in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Sevda Korkut BayındırGülsüm Nihal ÇürükAbdurrahman OguzhanPublished in: Pain research & management (2017)
The results of the study revealed that ice bag application to femoral region was effective in reducing pain induced by femoral catheter removal in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Local ice bag application may therefore be recommended as a nursing intervention for pain control in such cases.
Keyphrases
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- patients undergoing
- chronic pain
- pain management
- neuropathic pain
- acute coronary syndrome
- acute myocardial infarction
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- coronary artery disease
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- randomized controlled trial
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- healthcare
- mental health
- heart failure
- quality improvement
- ultrasound guided