Effect of Applying Ice Bag on Pain Intensity Associated with Chest Tube Removal after Cardiac Surgery

Article Type Research Article Authors Mazloum S. R.1 PhD, Abbasi Teshnizi M.2 PhD, Kianinejad A.3 BSc, Gandomkar F.* MSc C I T A T I O N L I N K S Article History Received: September 13, 2011 Accepted: October 10, 2012 ePublished: November 5, 2012 Correspondence Address: Postal Code 7188694348, No. 112. 3 Alley, Vahdat Street, Maliabad, Shiraz, Iran. Phone: +989173397847 Fax: +987116263782 [email protected] *Center of Fars Emergency Management, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. 1Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. 2Department of Cardiac Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. 3Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. [1] Heart disease and stroke statistics-2010 update... [2] The use of ice for pain associated with chest... [3] Appropriately timed analgesics control pain due to chest ... [4] Effects of interpleural bupivacaine on pleural chest tube ... [5] Comparison of fentanyl with sufentanil for chest ... [6] Chest drain removal pain and its management ... [7] The effect of cold application in combination with standard analgesic ... [8] Comparison of two pain-management strategies ... [9] Topical analgesia for chest tube removal in cardiac ... [10] Chest drains removal. [11] Dimensions of procedural pain and its analgesic management in critically ill ... [12] Analgesia for pediatric thoracostomy tube ... [13] Pain assessment and management in surgical nursing: A ... [14] The role of nurses in pain management of coronary heart... [15] Management of pain a practical approach for health care... [16] Evaluation of the outcomes of ice application for the control of pain... [17] The quick relaxation technique: Effect on pain associated... [18] Visual analogue scales: measurement of subjective ... [19] Validity and reliability of a scale to assess ... [20] Validation of depression anxiety and stress scale [DASS-21] for an... [21]The effect of cryotherapy on the treatment of post-electroconvulsive therapy [ECT] headache compared with conventional treatment ... [22] Ice freezes pain? A review of the clinical effectiveness... [23] Motor and sensory nerve conduction is affected differently by ice pack... [24] Pain. [25] Application of nursing’s concepts and theories. [26] Music: An intervention for pain during chest tube removal after... [27] Underwater seal chest drains: The patient’s ... [28] A randomized comparison of three methods of analgesia for chest drain ... [29] Nursing fundamentals: Caring and clinical decision ... [30] Medicalsurgical nursing clinical management for positive ...