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Effect of Enhanced Recovery Protocol on Neck Pain and Disability Post Thyroidectomy

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Thyroidectomy is one of the most common cervical and endocrine surgeries performed today, technological advancements in thyroid surgery, mortality and morbidity rates are low, but some long-term complications occurring after thyroidectomy continue to pose a health and social problem. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of enhanced recovery protocol on neck pain and disability post thyroidectomy. Design: A pre- post technique quasiexperimental research design was used. Setting: This study was conducted at the department of General Surgery connected with New Surgical Hospital and Outpatient Surgery Clinic at Zagazig University Hospital, Sharquia Governorate, Egypt. Sample: A purposive sample of sixty patients undergoing thyroidectomy. Tools: Patients' interview questionnaire, Neck Pain Disability index Questionnaire, and Post thyroidectomy complications observational checklist. Results: There was a highly statistically significant difference between the patients in the study and control groups about the level of pain & disability at post intervention at p-value <0.001 and with Mean ±SD (10.9±4.9 & 22.1±5.8 respectively). Finally, inverse significant correlation was found between total level among the patients in knowledge, neck pain & disability in study group at post intervention (r=-0.53 p=0. 003). Conclusion: Application of enhanced recovery protocol for patients undergoing thyroidectomy had a statistically significant positive effect on alleviating neck pain, functional disability, and postoperative complications. Recommendation: Repetition of the present study on greater possibility population is advised to gain generality and larger application of the proposed protocol.

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10.21608/asnj.2023.186089.1486

Keywords

Disability, Enhanced recovery protocol, Neck Pain & Thyroidectomy

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Mona

Last Name

Mohammed

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Abdullah

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Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt

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oumtassnium2012@yahoo.com

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Samah

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Mohamed

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Mahmoud

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Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt

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drsamahmohamed@yahoo.com

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First Name

Magda

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El-Shishtawy

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Kamal

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Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt

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gogo_org@yahoo.com

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11

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34

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37026

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2023-01-01

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2023-01-08

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2023-01-01

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145

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157

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2314-8845

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2682-3799

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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Effect of Enhanced Recovery Protocol on Neck Pain and Disability Post Thyroidectomy

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24 Dec 2024