Effect of Active Cycle Breathing Technique on Airway Clearance among Patients Underwent Cardiac Surgery

Allam, Zainab A .; Aysha, Zeinab M. Shaban; Mahmoud, , Olfat Farouk Thabet; Mohamed, Sanaa Saber; Weheida, Soheir M.

doi:10.21608/tsnj.2023.306369

Effect of Active Cycle Breathing Technique on Airway Clearance among Patients Underwent Cardiac Surgery

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Lecturer of Critical Care and Emergency, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt

² Fellow // Lecturer of Medical - Surgical Nursing Assuit University Hospitals, Egypt

³ Lecturer at Critical care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University

⁴ Prof Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt

10.21608/tsnj.2023.306369

Abstract

Background: One of the most common problems encountered to patients undergoing
cardiac surgery is bronchial secretions. In order to increase the effectiveness of airway
clearance, active cycle breathing techniques have been used. Aim: To evaluate the effect of
active cycle breathing technique on airway clearance among patients underwent cardiac
surgery Design: A quasi experimental research design. Setting: This study was conducted at
Cardiothoracic intensive care unit in Assuit Heart University Hospitals, Egypt. Subjects: A
Purposive sample of 60 adult patients, divided into two equal groups 30 patients each as
follows; control group and study group. Two tools were used; tool (I) cardiac surgery
patient's assessment and tool (II) physiological and air way clearance indicators. Results; It
was clarified that there were significant improvement regarding FVC, FEV1 , SpO2, and
SaO2 among the patients in study group rather than control groups on the 3rd day post active
cycle breathing technique ,where P value < 0.05. Conclusions: It was concluded that active
cycle breathing technique give positive results on improving of spirometric, oxygenic
parameters of the study group .Recommendations: It was recommended that active cycle
breathing technique should be regarded as a standard component of care for cardiac surgery
patients and replication of the study on large probability sampling.