Examining Oral Intake Temperature in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Kathryn M. King, Marlene Donahue, Helen Dowey, Alec Bayes, Laura Cuff and Nichole Korol
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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

Clinical Nursing Research, 2008, vol. 17, issue 4, 262-277

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.

Keywords: oral intake temperature; postoperative nausea (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1177/1054773808324645

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