The Effect of Cold Vapor on Dyspnea, Thirst, Nausea, and Physiological Parameters in the PACU After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Surgery
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Conditions studied: Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
In brief
Cold vapor application is considered a promising intervention with the potential to alleviate side effects associated with anesthesia and surgery in the postoperative period. This study aims to determine the effect of cold vapor inhalation on dyspnea, thirst, nausea, and physiological parameters following laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery. Hypotheses (H1); H1a: Patients administered cold vapor will report lower dyspnea severity compared to the control group. H1b: Patients administered cold vapor will report lower thirst levels compared to the control group. H1c: Patients administered cold vapor will report lower nausea severity compared to the control group. H1d: Patients administered cold vapor will show significant differences in physiological parameters compared to the control group.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07273162
- Run by
- TC Erciyes University
- People needed
- 66
- Starts
- 2025-12-20
- Expected to finish
- 2026-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-01-16
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Volunteering to participate in the study
- Being aged 18 years or older
- Being able to speak and understand Turkish
- Having cognitive, affective, and communicative competence
- Having intact visual and auditory functions
- Having undergone elective laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery under general anesthesia
- Having an ASA score of I or II
- Having a total Modified Aldrete Score of ≥9 and a consciousness score of 2 (fully awake) in the postoperative period
- Not having developed vomiting prior to the intervention
- Having a body temperature within the normal physiological range (36-37.5 °C)
You may not qualify if…
- Having cold vapor application planned by physician order in the PACU prior to the study
- Having signs and symptoms of upper or lower airway obstruction
- Developing agitation and having communication insufficiency
- Having an allergy to cold vapor application
- Having a diagnosis of obstructive pulmonary disease (e.g., COPD, asthma) or heart failure
- Having a known history of any neurological or psychiatric disease
- Having a postoperative nasogastric catheter inserted
- Having received preoperative diagnoses associated with nausea, vomiting, or dyspnea
Where it is running
- Erciyes University — Kayseri, Kayseri, Turkey (Türkiye)
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