PURPOSE
This study was conducted to examine the effects of bed side exercising on back pain and bleeding during absolute bed rest in patients who had received transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE).
METHODS
A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. A total 46 patients were sampled from a gastrointestinal unit of a urban general hospital in Seoul. The control group received 8 hours of bed rest and conservative care. The experimental group received 8 hours of bed rest and bed side exercising every one hour from the time having absolute bed rest for 3 hours after TACE.
RESULTS
The experimental group with bed side exercising experienced significantly less back pain compared to the control group. There was no significant difference in the incidence of bleeding complications between two groups.
CONCLUSION
The results indicate that a bed side exercising is associated with a reduction of back pain and with no increased risk of bleeding complications in patients after TACE.

Citations

• The Effects of Position Change on Low Back Pain, Discomfort, and Bleeding after Transarterial Chemoembolization
  Mi-Jeong Yun, Hye Sook Min
  Korean Journal of Adult Nursing.2014; 26(4): 424.     CrossRef