The Effect of Oral Carbohydrate Solution on Anxiety and Comfort in Patients Undergoing Hip Arthroplasty

The Effect of Oral Carbohydrate Solution Given Before Hip Artroplasty on Preoperative Anxiety and Postoperative Patient Comfort

Surgical interventions are not only a physiological trauma, but also a psychological and social trauma because they cause deterioration of the individual's comfort. Comfort is among the most basic human needs and provides a better care output. One of the conditions that cause deterioration of comfort and anxiety in patients is hunger and thirst before surgery. Since 1994, several guides published by professional groups in many countries on pre-operative fasting periods have published that clear liquids can be taken up to 2 hours before the surgery in elective surgeries, and solid foods can be taken up to 6 hours before the surgery. One of the basic principles of ERAS protocols, which include evidence-based care interventions applied at all stages of the surgical process, for the preoperative period is to ensure that the patient takes a carbohydrate drink up to two hours before anesthesia and to shorten the long fasting period. In many countries, the problems experienced by patients as a result of long-term hunger have been identified. When the comfort status of the patients who were given carbohydrate-rich drinks before the surgery was examined, it was observed that the symptoms such as thirst, hunger, insufficiency, fatigue, nausea, pain, anxiety and depression were reduced and oral carbohydrate solutions were recommended. In the literature, it is stated that the prolongation of the fasting period causes an increase in the anxiety of the person and negatively affects his comfort, and it is recommended to drink 800 ml of carbohydrate liquid food until midnight the day before the surgery and 400 ml of liquid carbohydrate food 2-3 hours before the surgery in order to provide metabolic satiety. The nurse, who is one of the health workers responsible for the care of the patient, has to manage the restriction of oral food and liquid intake and the comfort of the patient in the best way before the operation. Accordingly, in our study, the answers were sought whether the oral carbohydrate solution given before hip arthroplasty had an effect on anxiety and patient comfort.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Fasting; Hip Arthropathy; Patient Comfort
• Intervention / Treatment: Dietary supplement: oral carbohydrate solution

Detailed Description

Hip arthroplasty (HA) is a very common treatment method in orthopedic surgery worldwide. HA is considered a successful, safe and cost-effective medical intervention to regain pain-free mobility and functionality of the hip joint in patients with severe joint disease or trauma.

It is stated that the annual number of patients undergoing HA in the United States is 193,000, and this number is approximately one million worldwide. In the next 15 years, it is estimated that the number of patients undergoing HA will continue to increase in the world and in Turkey.

It is stated that health care services should start in the preoperative period and continue in the postoperative period, especially in HA surgeries performed due to limitation of mobility. Because HA application is seen as a major surgical intervention and as with many surgical interventions, it can affect the individual as a whole.

Surgical intervention is a combination of anesthesia, drug therapy, tissue trauma, blood loss and body temperature changes. These developing events stimulate metabolic changes and cause postoperative anxiety and stress response at the same time. Exposure of the human body to surgery or other trauma elicits a neurohumoral response and activates a catabolic process. Surgical stress causes an increase in the release of regulatory hormones such as catecholamine, glucagon and cortisol in the body and a decrease in insulin sensitivity. The increase in cortisol level leads to the development of insulin resistance and hyperglycemia, which have an important effect on the healing process. Changes in this process increase the risk of postoperative complications and mortality.

On the other hand, fasting the patient overnight as a standard practice in the preoperative period in order to reduce the risk of lung aspiration in elective surgery patients may cause a change in the insulin glucagon ratio. This increases the stress response to surgical trauma and may have a major impact on glycemic control and insulin resistance. Prolongation of the preoperative fasting period may cause negative effects such as feeling of hunger, anxiety, restlessness, headache, dehydration, hypovolemia and hypoglycemia. However, the increase in the preoperative fasting period causes a decrease in patient satisfaction, and causes undesirable conditions such as nausea and vomiting in the postoperative period, delaying the healing process and prolonging the hospital stay of the patients.

In the guidelines published in countries such as America, Canada and Europe, it is reported that the longer the fasting period, the negative effects on patient safety and comfort. In elective surgeries, it is recommended that clear liquids can be consumed up to the last two hours and solid foods up to six hours before the surgical procedure in order to reduce anxiety, reduce the negative effects of the stress response on the patient, and ensure patient comfort. In the guideline published by the Turkish Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (TARD) in 2005, it is recommended to comply with these criteria in patients who will undergo elective surgery. Therefore, modern perioperative care aims at maximizing the shortening of the fasting period before an elective surgery.

According to Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols, one of the elements of modern perioperative care is the administration of preoperative oral carbohydrate loading (OCS). In the literature; oral carbohydrate solution administration before elective surgery; It is stated that it is absorbed from the stomach of the patient in an average of 90 minutes, reduces protein catabolism in the muscles, increases glycogen storage in the liver and reduces insulin resistance. In addition, in other studies conducted in abdominal, orthopedic and cardiac surgery; It has been determined that OCS reduces postoperative metabolic stress, preserves lean body mass and muscle strength, and increases patient comfort by reducing the length of hospital stay.

The concept of patient comfort is defined as the comfort that facilitates daily life. In providing the health care needs, which are extremely stressful for the patient, nurses apply nursing interventions for comfort, which is a concept unique to the individual, allowing the patient to experience less anxiety, be more peaceful and overcome their problems.

Discomforts experienced by the patient during the operation or procedures (pain, nausea, vomiting, hypothermia, anxiety, etc.) may increase the patient's anxiety and may be the main reason for the decrease in comfort. The nurse should provide all necessary nursing interventions to reduce or eliminate the situations that will cause anxiety in the patient before and after each procedure to be applied to the patient. With all these practices, patients can receive a quality nursing care, contribute to their faster recovery and increase their quality of life.

Quality patient care in surgical nursing; should be shaped within the framework of ethical principles such as not harming and providing benefit. In the literature; Evidence for the duration of fasting in the preoperative period is reflected in clinical practice, emphasizing the need to prevent patients from being harmed without putting them at risk. Thus, by managing the hunger period within the scope of evidence-based practices; It is stated that many therapeutic benefits can be obtained, such as reducing anxiety, discomfort, headache, thirst and hunger in the preoperative period, and providing patient comfort by reducing nausea, vomiting and dehydration in the postoperative period.

Managing food and fluid restriction in line with the guidelines in the preoperative period is one of the important responsibilities of the surgical nurse. Thus, the comfort of the patients will be increased, their anxiety will be reduced, and they will be able to return to their normal lives as soon as possible. Working from here; It was aimed to determine the effect of preoperative OCS on anxiety and patient comfort in patients undergoing HA.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 50
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Nevşehir, Turkey, 50300
    • Gülden Küçükakça Çelik

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Who volunteered to participate in the research,
• Total hip replacement surgery planned,
• Who are over 18 years old,
• ASA I and II group,
• First time hip replacement surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Diabetes mellitus,
• In the emergency patient group,
• with gastroesophageal reflux,
• Those with esophageal disease (Hiatus hernia, esophagitis, achalasia…)
• Having endocrine problem,
• Diagnosed with ileus,
• With pyloric stenosis,
• ASA III and IV group,
• Intravenous fluid administered before surgery,
• Using drugs that affect blood glucose levels,
• Previous hip replacement surgery
• Body mass index over 35kg/m2 (The value obtained by dividing the weight in kilograms by the square of the height in meters),
• Having a psychiatric and neurological diagnosis, poor general condition,
• Needing all kinds of fluid and blood support in the pre-operative period,
• Patients who use alcohol or cigarettes

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: oral carbohydrate solution; Oral carbohydrate solution was given orally to the experimental group as 800 ml at 24:00 the night before the surgery and 400 ml at 06:00 2 hours before the intervention.	Dietary supplement: oral carbohydrate solution; Patients in the intervention group; Preop oral carbohydrate solution was ingested orally twice within 10 minutes, as 800 ml at 24:00 the night before the surgery and 400 ml at 06:00 2 hours before the surgery.
No Intervention: control; From 24:00 on the night before the surgical intervention, food and water intake was prohibited for the patients in the control group.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
preoperative anxiety	State-Trait Anxiety Scale (The lowest score to be taken from the scale is 20, and the highest score is 80. High scores indicate high anxiety levels, low scores indicate low anxiety levels.	10:00 pm the night before surgery
preoperative anxiety	State-Trait Anxiety Scale (The lowest score to be taken from the scale is 20, and the State-Trait Anxiety Scale (The lowest score to be taken from the scale is 20, and the highest score is 80. High scores indicate high anxiety levels, low scores indicate low	just before the patient is sent for surgery
patient comfort	Post Hip Replacement Comfort Scale (The highest average score obtained from the scale is 5 and the lowest average score is 1. A high score indicates high comfort, and a low mean score indicates low comfort.)	Considering that the discharge days of the patients would be different, it was applied on the second day after the operation.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
postoperative anxiety	Visual analog scale (Values range from 0 to 10 points, and higher values indicate increased severity of assessed symptoms.)	Evaluated at 0th-hour, 2th-hour, 4th-hour, 6th-hour, 12th-hour postoperatively.
postoperative pain	Visual analog scale (Values range from 0 to 10 points, and higher values indicate increased severity of assessed symptoms.)	Evaluated at 0th-hour, 2th-hour, 4th-hour, 6th-hour, 12th-hour postoperatively
postoperative sensation of thirst	Visual analog scale (Values range from 0 to 10 points, and higher values indicate increased severity of assessed symptoms.)	Evaluated at 0th-hour, 2th-hour, 4th-hour, 6th-hour, 12th-hour postoperatively
postoperative nausea- vomiting	Visual analog scale (Values range from 0 to 10 points, and higher values indicate increased severity of assessed symptoms.)	Evaluated at 0th-hour, 2th-hour, 4th-hour, 6th-hour, 12th-hour postoperatively
postoperative sensation of hunger	Visual analog scale (Values range from 0 to 10 points, and higher values indicate increased severity of assessed symptoms.)	Evaluated at 0th-hour, 2th-hour, 4th-hour, 6th-hour, 12th-hour postoperatively
physiological parameter	pulse rate/minute	preoperative night at 10 pm
physiological parameter	pulse rate/minute	immediately before going to the operation
physiological parameter	pulse rate/minute	postoperative 0th-hour, 2th-hour, 4th-hour, 6th-hour, 12th-hour.
physiological parameter	respiratory rate/minute	preoperative night at 10 pm
physiological parameter	respiratory rate/minute	immediately before going to the operation
physiological parameter	respiratory rate/minute	postoperative 0th-hour, 2th-hour, 4th-hour, 6th-hour, 12th-hour
physiological parameter	blood pressure (systolic and diastolic mmHg)	preoperative night at 10 pm
physiological parameter	blood pressure (systolic and diastolic mmHg)	immediately before going to the operation
physiological parameter	blood pressure (systolic and diastolic mmHg)	postoperative 0th-hour, 2th-hour, 4th-hour, 6th-hour, 12th-hour
physiological parameter	oxygen saturation (SpO2, %)	preoperative night at 10 pm
physiological parameter	oxygen saturation (SpO2, %)	immediately before going to the operation
physiological parameter	oxygen saturation (SpO2, %)	postoperative 0th-hour, 2th-hour, 4th-hour, 6th-hour, 12th-hour
physiological parameter	heat (Centigrade degree)	preoperative night at 10 pm
physiological parameter	heat (Centigrade degree)	immediately before going to the operation
physiological parameter	heat (Centigrade degree)	postoperative 0th-hour, 2th-hour, 4th-hour, 6th-hour, 12th-hour
physiological parameter	blood glucose (mg/dL)	preoperative night at 10 pm
physiological parameter	blood glucose (mg/dL)	immediately before going to the operation
physiological parameter	blood glucose (mg/dL)	postoperative 0th-hour, 2th-hour, 4th-hour, 6th-hour, 12th-hour

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Gülden Küçükakça Çelik, Phd, Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 11, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 27, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): August 27, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 14, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 23, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): November 24, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 18, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 4, 2022
• Last Verified: March 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: comfort; anxiety; oral carbohydrate solution
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Musculoskeletal Diseases; Joint Diseases

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No