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Title : Effect of Ginger on Gastric Residual Volume among Mechanically Ventilated Patients
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Abstract
Background: Critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units are most likely to experience delayed gastric emptying, and intolerance of enteral feeding. These require utilizing methods for increasing the rate of gastric emptying. Recently greater attention paid to the use of herbal remedies such as ginger to improve gastrointestinal motility. Aim: To evaluate the effect of ginger on gastric residual volume among mechanically ventilated patients. Research Hypothesis: HI: Mechanically ventilated Patients who received ginger would have significant lower mean gastric residual volume than those who did not. Design: A quasi-experimental design (pre/post-test design) was utilized. Setting: This study was conducted in one of the intensive care units, at Kaser EL-Aini Hospital. Sample: A Purposeful sample of 50 adult male and female mechanically ventilated patients Tools: (1) Demographic and medical data form, (2) Gastric residual volume measurement tool. Results: The study findings revealed dominance of male patients (74%), their age categories ranged between 51 - 60 years old with a mean of 42.5± 15.4 years. In addition, there was significant statistical differences in the gastric residual volume means with and without intervention of ginger during breakfast time t = 11.825 at P ≤ 0.000 as well as lunchtime (t = 7.286 at P ≤ 0.000). Conclusion: The current study concluded that ginger effectively reduces the gastric residual volume in mechanically ventilated patients who were hospitalized in intensive care units. Recommendation: Use herbal remedies such as ginger, to improve gastrointestinal motility and reduce the gastric residual volume. In addition, Replication of the study on a larger probability sample selected from different geographical areas in Egypt to obtain more generalization of the results.