Effect of Ice Bag Application to Femoral Region on Pain in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Table 1

Applications to the patients in the experimental and control groups.

	Experimental group	Control group
Before the catheter removal	(i) The patients were informed both verbally and in writing; (ii) Their written informed consent was obtained; (iii) The patient identification form was completed; (iv) Cold application was performed for 20 minutes by placing an ice bag over the entry site of femoral catheter; (v) NRS1 was evaluated; (vi) The patient’s vital signs were measured and recorded	(i) The patients were informed both verbally and in writing; (ii) Their written informed consent was obtained; (iii) The patient identification form was completed; (iv) NRS1 was evaluated; (v) The patient’s vital signs were measured and recorded
During the catheter removal	(i) NRS2 was evaluated; (ii) Behavioural responses given by the patient during the removal of catheter were observed and recorded	(i) NRS2 was evaluated; (ii) Behavioral responses given by the patient during the removal of catheter were observed and recorded
After the catheter removal	(i) NRS3 was evaluated; (ii) The patient’s vital signs were measured and recorded; (iii) The pressure time was recorded; (iv) The patient’s catheter zone was examined for complications	(i) NRS3 was evaluated; (ii) The patient’s vital signs were measured and recorded; (iii) The pressure time was recorded; (iv) The patient’s catheter zone was examined for complications