The Effect of Abdominal Massage on Gastric Residual Volume among Critically Ill Patients Receiving Enteral Feeding
Saeed Yousef Hassan Gafar, S., Abd El-aziz, W., Mohga Abd El-Aziz, M., Kandeel, N. (2023). The Effect of Abdominal Massage on Gastric Residual Volume among Critically Ill Patients Receiving Enteral Feeding. EKB Journal Management System, 10(1), 485-494. doi: 10.21608/mnj.2023.322078
Samar Saeed Yousef Hassan Gafar; wafaa Wahdan Abd El-aziz; Mohga Mohga Abd El-Aziz; Nahed Attia Kandeel. "The Effect of Abdominal Massage on Gastric Residual Volume among Critically Ill Patients Receiving Enteral Feeding". EKB Journal Management System, 10, 1, 2023, 485-494. doi: 10.21608/mnj.2023.322078
Saeed Yousef Hassan Gafar, S., Abd El-aziz, W., Mohga Abd El-Aziz, M., Kandeel, N. (2023). 'The Effect of Abdominal Massage on Gastric Residual Volume among Critically Ill Patients Receiving Enteral Feeding', EKB Journal Management System, 10(1), pp. 485-494. doi: 10.21608/mnj.2023.322078
Saeed Yousef Hassan Gafar, S., Abd El-aziz, W., Mohga Abd El-Aziz, M., Kandeel, N. The Effect of Abdominal Massage on Gastric Residual Volume among Critically Ill Patients Receiving Enteral Feeding. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 10(1): 485-494. doi: 10.21608/mnj.2023.322078

The Effect of Abdominal Massage on Gastric Residual Volume among Critically Ill Patients Receiving Enteral Feeding

Mansoura Nursing Journal
Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2023, Page 485-494  XML PDF (527.42 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2023.322078
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Authors
Samar Saeed Yousef Hassan Gafar email 1; wafaa Wahdan Abd El-aziz email 2; Mohga Mohga Abd El-Aziz email 3; Nahed Attia Kandeel email 4
1Demonstrator of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing Department.
2faculty of nursing mansoura university
3medical surgical departement, faculty of nursing, kafrelsheikh
4Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Critically ill patients who receive enteral nutrition suffer from many gastric complications and gastric
intolerance seems to be the most common gastrointestinal complications. Abdominal massage is a non-pharmacological
technique easily applied by nurses to decrease gastric intolerance without side effects. Aim: the aim of this study was to
investigate the effect of abdominal massage on gastric residual volume between critically ill patients receiving enteral
feeding. Method: A quasi-experimental design was used to conduct this study in the medical intensive care unit of
Kafrelshiekh University Hospital. A convenience sample of 110 patients was randomly divided into the massage group
(n=55) and the control group (n=55). The massage group received the abdominal massage intervention and the control
group received the routine care of the unit. Enteral nutrition follow up tool was used to collect data for this study. Results:
The results revealed statistically significant differences between both groups regarding the implementation of abdominal
massage (P =0.001). Conclusion: Implementation of the abdominal massage is significantly effective in reducing the
gastric residual volume among critically ill patients receiving enteral nutrition. Recommendations: Critical care nurses
should incorporate the abdominal massage as a part of daily routine care in intensive care units to achieve good patient
outcomes. To enhance the knowledge regarding how to care for critically ill patients receiving enteral feeding, further
extensive studies are recommended.
Keywords
Abdominal massage; Critically ill patients; Enteral nutrition; Gastric residual volume
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