Trial reportInternational journal of colorectal disease2014
Effect of an elastic girdle on lung function, intra-abdominal pressure, and pain after midline laparotomy: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in International journal of colorectal disease, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01517217 (Randomised Trial Evaluating the Effect of Postoperative Girdle Following Major Abdominal Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Randomised Trial Evaluating the Effect of Postoperative Girdle Following Major Abdominal Surgery
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Is There a Clinical Benefit of Abdominal Binders After Abdominal Surgery: A Systematic Literature Review.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2024Review
- Postoperative Pain, Analgesic Choices, and Ileus: A Snapshot from a Teaching Hospital in a Developing Country.Surgery journal (New York, N.Y.) · 2022Article
- Post-operative Use of Abdominal Binders: Bound to Tradition?Journal of cancer & allied specialties · 2022Article
- [Social medicine assessment after surgical and targeted treatment of renal cell cancer].Der Urologe. Ausg. A · 2016Review
- Predictive Factors in the Outcome of Surgical Repair of Abdominal Rectus Diastasis.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2016Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeGirdles and abdominal binders may reduce pain and stabilize the abdominal wall after laparotomy, but a risk for increased intra-abdominal pressure and decreased lung function is also hypothesized. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of an abdominal girdle after midline laparotomy in a randomized controlled trial.
methodsTwenty-three patients undergoing laparotomy were randomized to wear an elastic girdle postoperatively and 25 were randomized to no girdle. Pulmonary function was evaluated with; forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume during one second (FEV1), peak expiratory flow (PEF), and cough PEF. Pain was recorded using a visual analog scale (VAS). All patients completed the ventral hernia pain questionnaire (VHPQ) before surgery and at the end of the study. Intra-abdominal pressure was measured via an indwelling urinary catheter. Wound healing was assessed from photographs.
resultsFVC, FEV1, PEF, and cough PEF were reduced by about 30 % after surgery, but there were no differences between patients with or without a girdle (ANOVA). Intra-abdominal pressure and wound healing were the same in both groups. Pain was significantly lower on day 5 in the girdle group (p = 0.004).
conclusionsAn individually fitted elastic girdle used after midline laparotomy was found to be safe, as this did not affect lung function, coughing, intra-abdominal pressure, or wound healing. The immediate decline in lung function after surgery is restrictive and due to anesthesia and the surgical procedure. Pain was significantly decreased in the girdle group. The study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT01517217.
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