THE  EFFECT  OF  TRANSPARENT  FILM  DRESSING  VS  PRESSURE DRESSING  ON  PREVENTION  OF  BLEEDING  AND  DISCOMFORT  AMONG  PATIENTS  UNDERWENT  CORONARY  ANGIOGRAPHY

Loveleen; Dr. Suresh. K Sharma; Dr. G. S. Wander; Mr. Anurag  Bhai  Patidar

Volume : V, Issue : X, October - 2015

THE EFFECT OF TRANSPARENT FILM DRESSING VS PRESSURE DRESSING ON PREVENTION OF BLEEDING AND DISCOMFORT AMONG PATIENTS UNDERWENT CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY

Loveleen, Dr. Suresh. K Sharma, Dr. G. S. Wander, Mr. Anurag Bhai Patidar

Abstract :

 Background: After coronary angiography, pressure dressings have been used as the standard dressings following femoral sheath removal in many institutions. Patients complain about pain while dressing removal and skin discomfort due to dressing. Objective: The objective of the present study was to compare the incidence of bleeding and discomfort with transparent* film dressing vs pressure dressing among patients underwent coronary angiography. Methods: This randomized control trial was conducted during months of December, 2012 to January, 2013 in cath CCU and ICCUs of HDHI, Ludhiana. A total of 130 consecutive patients were randomly assigned to two groups: pressure dressing (65) and transparent film dressing group (65). Data was collected with the help of interview schedule, observation and checklist for dressing complaints. Results: Findings of the study revealed that mild pain during dressing removal was felt by 15.4% of the patients with transparent dressing in comparison to 60% of the patients with pressure dressing (p=0.000). Present study also revealed that feeling of pulling beneath the dressing was only present in patients with pressure dressing i.e. 83.1% (p=0.000). Pain on removal of dressing was experienced by two third of the patients (64.6%) of pressure dressing group and only 15.4% of the patients of transparent dressing group (p=0.000). Further it shows that none of the patients had bleeding complications among both the groups. Conclusion: The use of transparent film dressing significantly reduced the pain and skin discomfort of the patients as compared to pressure dressing.