Clinical indicators of ineffective airway clearance for patients in the cardiac postoperative period

Abstract

The results suggest that there are differences between the ineffective airway clearance indicators as accuracy measures.

Systematic review and meta‐analysis of the accuracy of clinical indicators for ineffective airway clearance

“…)–56 years (Sousa et al . ). In studies conducted only with children, the average age ranged from 4·75–28·5 months.…”

“…) and adults undergoing cardiac surgery (Sousa et al . ). In the other studies, these defining characteristics showed high values only for sensitivity.…”

“…) and adults submitted to cardiac surgeries (Sousa et al . ); orthopnoea in children with asthma (Mendes et al . ) and acute respiratory infection (Andrade et al .…”

Ineffective Airway Clearance in Surgical Patients: Evaluation of Nursing Interventions and Outcomes

“…The incidence of IAC in our sample was 49.5%, similar to the findings of Pascoal et al.’s study (), in which this diagnosis was present in 46.73% of the sample. Respiratory impairments are frequent in postoperative patients because of the impairments that result from the surgical procedures (Sousa et al., ).…”

“…Studies report that the postoperative period is a risk factor for the development of ineffective airway clearance (IAC) (00031), which is a nursing diagnosis from the NANDA‐I (Pascoal et al., ; Sousa et al., ). This is a common response in patients undergoing thoracic and abdominal surgery because these surgeries frequently cause a decrease in the respiratory mechanics, predisposing patients to complications (Silva, Gazzana, & Knorsts, ).…”