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EFFECT OF INCENTIVE SPIROMETER IN POST OPERATIVE PATIENTS WITH GENERAL ANESTHESIA

. Usman Ejaz, Farooq Islam, Noman Mustafa, Asim Raza & Aiman Anser


Abstract

Post-operative care of patients is not limited to early mobilization only, but it also includes deep breathing exercises, coughing exercises and incentive spirometry (IS). Objective of the study was to assess the effects of incentive spirometer in post-operative patients with general anesthesia.

Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted on post-operative patients with general anesthesia in Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Teaching Hospital Gujrat, DHQ Gujranwala and THQ Wazirabad during August to November, 2022. A sample of total 94 participants was selected randomly with equal proportion in both groups (intervention and control) on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria. Incentives Spirometer (IS) was applied to the intervention groups. Two time assessment was taken from the participants. Data were entered and analysis through SPSS. In descriptive analysis, frequency tables were drawn. Independent t- test and paired t-test were applied for between and within group comparison respectively. All results were calculated at 95% confidence interval and p-value ≤ 0.05 was considered as a significant value.

Results: Average age of participants was 36.91±6.80 and 35.72±6.40 years in interventional and control group respective. Approximate equal male and female in both groups. Between group and within group comparison was found statistical significant with p-value <0.001.

Conclusion: It was concluded that on the basis of output, incentive spirometer was an effective intervention in post-operative patients with general anesthesia.Incentive spirometer could be tested for other parts of body related pulmonary activities.

Index Terms- Incentive spirometer,  post-operative , general anesthesia.

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