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Patients’ experiences of having an underwater seal chest drain: a replication study
Author(s) -
Fox Valerie,
Gould Dinah,
Davies Nigel,
Owen Suzanne
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2702.1999.00307.x
Subject(s) - medicine , scope (computer science) , replication (statistics) , seal (emblem) , pain control , pain management , nursing , physical therapy , anesthesia , virology , computer science , programming language , art , visual arts
• The nursing management of patients who have a chest drain in situ has received little attention. • The findings of a single small‐scale study previously indicated that such patients’ needs for information are not always fully met and pain control is inadequate. • This small‐scale study was replicated to produce broadly similar findings in a second hospital 2 years later. • Despite some differences in the approach to management it was apparent that patients were still not well prepared pre‐operatively and there was scope for improving pain control. • All the patients reported considerable discomfort and pain of moderate to severe intensity. The type of pain described is typical of deep somatic/visceral pain.