Effect of Ice Bag Application to Femoral Region on Pain in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Table 3
Clinical characteristics of the experimental and control groups.
Variable
Categories
Experimental number (%)
Control number (%)
Mean catheter size (French)
6 Fr.
3 (5.8)
6 (11.5)
0.295
7 Fr.
48 (92.3)
43 (82.7)
8 Fr.
1 (1.9)
3 (5.8)
Time to hemostasis (minutes) median (25%–75%)
6.1 (4.6–7.4)
9.1 (7.2–11.3)
<0.001
Complication
0 (0.00)
5 (9.6)
0.057
No
52 (100.0)
47 (90.4)
Response to catheter
Grimace
41 (78.8)
42 (80.7)
<0.001
Eyes closed
31 (59.6)
37 (71.1)
Verbal complaint
9 (17.3)
15 (28.8)
Unable to assess
9 (17.3)
9 (17.3)
4 (7.6)
50 (96.1)
bleeding developed as a complication. more than one answer, percentages were shown via . , wincing, hesitation, clenching the fists, intervention with the hand, biting a finger, biting the lips, crying, and moaning.
