Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

Masouda Hassan Abd El-Hamid Atrous ¹, Khaled Mohamed Al-Sayaghi ²

Affiliations
1 Critical Care and Emergency Nursing Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, KSA, SA
2 Critical Care and Emergency Nursing Department, Nursing Division, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana’a University, Yemen, YE

Abstract

Introduction: Although dyspnea is the most common suffering and devastating symptom in the mechanically ventilated patients (MVPs), it is not routinely measured. Aim of the Study: To assess dyspnea and factors contributing to it in MVPs. Design: A descriptive research design Settings: Intensive Care Units of Alexandria Main University Hospital. Subjects: Forty critically ill conscious adult MVPs Tool of Data Collection: Dyspnea assessment tool used to collect the data. Results: 55% of the study sample had dyspnea and 86.4% of dyspneic MVPs had moderate to intense level of dyspnea. Conclusion: Dyspneais present in more than half of the MVPs. Moderate to intense dyspnea is more frequent in MVPs.

Keywords

Dyspnea, Mechanical ventilation, Modified Borg Scale

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