The Effect of Oral Water and Ice Popsicle on Management of Thirst in the Immediate Postoperative Period.
Phase: NA
Conditions: Postoperative Care, Nursing Caries
Sponsor: Istanbul Medipol University Hospital

STUDY PROTOCOL 
 
STUDY RFFFF 
Universe: patients undergoing surgery in the medipol mega-hospital complex 
Determination of the number of patients undergoing surgical intervention 
Inclusion Criteria: 
1. have a surgical operation other than 
gastrointestinal system surgery, 
2. Surgical fasting duration is at least 8 hours, 
3. According to the American Society of 
Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification; Class I, II 
and III; 
4. Having the ability to express the thirst status 
verbally and experiencing moderate or severe 
thirst when the thirst status is evaluated by VAS, 
5. The duration of anesthesia is longer than 1 hour 
and accepted into the PACU after surgery. 
Exclusion Criteria: 
1. have a second surgical intervention during 
hospitalization, 
2. The need of intensive care after surgery, 
3. Having problems in the process of separation 
from respiratory support after surgical 
intervention, 
4. A change in the state of consciousness after 
surgical intervention / acute confusion, 
5. Liquid electrolyte imbalance, 
6. Patients with difficulty in swallowing or 
restriction of oral fluid intake, 
Obtaining informed consent from patients included in the study 
Randomization 
water group (n = 50) patients to be 
administered oral water 
ice group (n = 50) patients to patients 
to be administered ice popsicle 
control group (n = 50) patients 
without treatment 
Application safety protocol for management thirst in the immediate postoperative period form to patients 
Evaluation of pre-intervention variables 
oral water application 
Oral ice popsicle application 
Evaluation of post-intervention variables 
Evaluation of results