Key result
Application of perioperative oxygen therapy guidelines significantly decreased postoperative hypoxemia and wound infection rates compared to a control group (p≤0.05).
Why the study?
Pulmonary complications and postoperative hypoxemia are common in surgical patients and increase mortality, prompting evaluation of the effect of applying perioperative oxygen therapy guidelines on postoperative outcomes.
Does the application of perioperative oxygen therapy guidelines improve postoperative outcomes in surgical patients?
Does the application of perioperative oxygen therapy guidelines improve postoperative outcomes in surgical patients?
Applying perioperative oxygen therapy guidelines significantly reduces postoperative hypoxemia and wound infection rates in surgical patients.
May support perioperative oxygen guidelines to cut hypoxemia risk; leaves open need for RCTs before practice change.
Background, Pulmonary complications are most common complications in postoperative period leading to increased mortality rate. The incidence of postoperative hypoxemia is particularly high in surgical patients. Aim, was to evaluate the effect of applying perioperative oxygen therapy guidelines on postoperative outcomes. Methodology, Quasi–experimental study with a purposive sample of 90 surgical patients from both gender who were admitted to surgical ward at Mansoura University Hospital was enrolled in this study. Patients were assigned to control and intervention group. Data were collected using three tools: An interviewing questionnaire sheet, National Early Warning Score (NEWS), and ASEPSIS. Results, there was a significant decrease in postoperative hypoxemia, improved wound healing with decreased wound infection rate in the study group compared to control group according to the NEWS and ASEPSIS Scale (p-value ≤ 0.05). Conclusion, the study concluded that application of postoperative O2 therapy guidelines have a significant effect in reducing postoperative hypoxemia, improved wound healing with decreased wound infection rate. Recommendations, standardized O2 therapy guidelines should be applied at surgical words for nurses in order to help in decreasing the rate of postoperative hypoxemia.
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Mohamed et al. (2022) studied Postoperative surgical patients (n=90). Perioperative oxygen therapy guidelines vs. Control group was evaluated on Postoperative hypoxemia, wound healing, and wound infection rate (p=≤ 0.05). Application of perioperative oxygen therapy guidelines significantly decreased postoperative hypoxemia and wound infection rates compared to a control group (p≤0.05).
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