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Effect Of Ice Therapy On Post Partum Perineal Pain And Wound Condition, Sheila Klimczyk
Effect Of Ice Therapy On Post Partum Perineal Pain And Wound Condition, Sheila Klimczyk
Theses : Honours
The application of ice to the perineal wound is a common treatment in the post partum period. There is little research available that evaluates the efficacy of ice therapy. This study examined the effects of ice therapy on the perineal wound in the first 24 hours post partum. An experimental design was used to test the hypothesis that the application of ice to the perineal wound, in the first 24 hours post partum, produces a significant reduction in reported pain and use of oral analgesia, and improvement in wound condition. A convenience sample of 58 post partum women from a …