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Temperature effect of a disinfectant in operative field during surgery under local anesthesia
Author(s) -
Kuwamura Yumi,
Morimoto Tadaoki,
Tamura Ayako,
Itihara Takako,
Minagawa Takako,
Katai Kanako,
Haku Mari,
Takeuchi Mieko,
Tada Toshiko
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1046/j.1442-2018.2000.00058.x
Subject(s) - disinfectant , anxiety , anesthesia , local anesthesia , feeling , medicine , surgery , psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , pathology
There are few reports on the efforts made by nursing staff to improve the operating environment so as to alleviate the anxiety of patients during surgery under local anesthesia. We examined the effect of applying a warm disinfectant over the operative field in reducing the anxiety and stress of patients. In experiment 1, we conducted a preliminary study in healthy subjects to investigate the psychosomatic effects of different temperatures of fluid applied to the skin. Experiment 2 was conducted in patients who were undergoing surgery under local anesthesia, and we studied the differences in the psychosomatic influences caused by disinfectants at different temperatures. A preliminary study revealed significant differences in the surface temperature of the skin immediately after application of ‘cold water’, ‘regular water’ and ‘warm water’. There were significant differences in feeling after application of the various temperatures. In experiment 2, the scale points for anxiety in the State–Trait Anxiety Inventory condition increased significantly before and after disinfecting with a cold disinfectant (15°C). Moreover, a significant difference was observed in the feeling of coldness compared with ‘warm’ (40°C) disinfectant. In conclusion, the temperature of a disinfectant to be used on an operative field for a patient under local anesthesia should be ‘warm’. This is useful for reducing the anxiety and stress of the patient.