The Effect of Intraoral Spray Application on Thirst and Thirst Comfort in Patients Undergoing Gynecological Surgery

The Effect of Intraoral Spray Application on Thirst and Thirst Comfort in Patients Undergoing Gynecological Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study

It is important for healthcare professionals to provide care for gynecologic surgery patients using current evidence-based approaches. In this context, this study was planned to determine the effect of intraoral cold water spray application on thirst and thirst comfort in the postoperative period in patients undergoing gynecological surgery.

Hypotheses of the Research H01: Application of cold water spray into the mouth has no effect on thirst in patients undergoing gynecological surgery.

H02: Application of cold water spray into the mouth has no effect on thirst comfort in patients undergoing gynecological surgery.

H11: Application of cold water spray into the mouth has an effect on thirst in patients undergoing gynecological surgery.

H12: Application of cold water spray into the mouth has an effect on thirst comfort in patients undergoing gynecological surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being a patient who is scheduled for benign laparoscopic elective gynecological surgery under general anesthesia,
• No upper gastrointestinal system anomaly and/or disease,
• Being a patient whose score is classified as grade I or II according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA),
• Being between the ages of 18-65,
• Not smoking,
• Being able to communicate at a level that can answer research questions.

Exclusion Criteria:

• The integrity of the oral and tongue mucosa is disrupted before surgery,
• Having cognitive impairment or any neurological, renal, cardiac or pulmonary chronic disease,
• Morbidly obese
• Those who use psychiatric drugs