The effects of different degrees of head-of-bed elevation on the respiratory pattern and drainage following thyroidectomy: a randomized controlled trial
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Yüksel, SerpilÖztekin, Seher Deniz
Temiz, Zeynep
Uğraş, Gülay Altun
Şengül, Emel
Teksöz, Serkan
Sunal, Nihal
Öztekin, İlhan
Göksoy, Ertuğrul
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Yüksel, S., Öztekin, S. D., Temiz, Z., Uğraş, G. A., Şengül, E., Teksöz, S., ... & Göksoy, E. (2020). The effects of different degrees of head-of-bed elevation on the respiratory pattern and drainage following thyroidectomy: a randomized controlled trial. African Health Sciences, 20(1), 488-497.Abstract
Background: The patient’s position is important for ensuring patient comfort and preventing complications after
thyroidectomy.
Objectives: This study was carried out to determine the effects of different degrees of head-of-bed elevation (HOBE) on the
respiratory pattern and drainage following thyroidectomy and to provide suggestions for evidence-based clinical practice.
Methods: The sample of this prospective, parallel arm, randomized controlled trial included 114 patients undergoing thyroidectomy in a university hospital in Turkey. The patients were randomly assigned (1:1:1) to supine 0° (baseline), 30° and 45° HOBE
groups. Respiratory pattern including respiratory rate (RR), peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2
) and dyspnea, and
drainage including amount of drainage and hematoma formation were evaluated at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th hours following thyroidectomy.
Results: The majority of the patients (83.3%) were female and 84.2% had undergone total thyroidectomy. The mean RR (18.47,
95% CI=17.85-19.09) of the patients in the supine 30° HOBE group at the 1st hour was significantly higher than that of the
patients in the supine 0° group (17.32, 95% CI=16.88-17.76; p<0.05). There was no significant difference between the
SpO2 values of the patients in the groups (p>0.05). The amount of drainage was significantly higher in the supine 0° group at
the 2nd hour than that of the patients in the supine 45° HOBE group (5.92±5.18; 3.34±5.56 respectively; p<0.05). None of the
patients in the groups had hematoma formation. While no patient in the supine 30° HOBE group had dyspnea, dyspnea occurred
in 9 patients in the supine 0° group and in 3 patients in the supine 45° HOBE group.
Conclusion: This study showed that different HOBE positions resulted in clinically insignificant changes on the RR and amount
of drainage during the first 4 hours following thyroidectomy but did not affect SpO2
value.