• Register
  • Login

European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

  1. Home
  2. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EFFECTIVENESS OF COLD COMPRESSION THERAPY VERSUS INFRARED RADIATION THERAPY ON HEALING OF EPISIOTOMY SURGICAL WOUND

Current Issue

By Issue

By Author

By Subject

Author Index

Keyword Index

About Journal

Aims and Scope

Editorial Board

Publication Ethics

Indexing and Abstracting

Related Links

FAQ

Peer Review Process

Journal Metrics

News

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EFFECTIVENESS OF COLD COMPRESSION THERAPY VERSUS INFRARED RADIATION THERAPY ON HEALING OF EPISIOTOMY SURGICAL WOUND

    Author

    • Dr. Pankaj Prakash Salvi, Dr. Vidya Gaikwad, Dr. Jaya Sravani Ankem, Dr.Veneela Nallani, Dr. Swati Ghonge .

    .

,

Document Type : Research Article

  • Article Information
  • Download
  • Export Citation
  • Statistics
  • Share

Abstract

Background: During the course of delivery many women undergo episiotomy. Episiotomy is painful and takes a couple of weeks to heal fully. Though various antibiotics and analgesics are routinely prescribed after delivery for enhancing the wound healing and decreasing the pain, but most of the local therapies for healing for the episiotomy wound are often less utilized. Sitz bath, Cold compression therapy with application of cold gel pad and wound radiation by infrared therapy are often used to reduce pain and enhance wound healing. The study was done with the primary aim to compare the effectiveness of cold compression therapy versus infrared therapy on healing of episiotomy wound among postnatal patients.
Methodology: A comparative interventional study was conducted for a period of 6 months during which 100 vaginally delivered patients were included in the study. The patients were included after obtaining written and informed consent and fulfilling the inclusion criteria. The patients were randomly divided using closed envelope method into two equal groups; viz, group A, who were given cold compression therapy by cold gel pack and group B, who were given infrared therapy. In the two groups local wound therapies were given two times a day (morning and evening), for three consecutive days after delivery. At the end of 3 days after the therapies, the REEDA scale scoring was used to assess healing of episiotomy wound. Data entry was done in Microsoft Excel and analysis carried out using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) Software version 20/ Epi Info.
Result: Demographically both the groups were equal in terms of age, parity etc.; and statistically not significant. More than half of the patients were Primigravida. Based on REEDA scores, both the groups were compared and it was found that, local wound therapy 

Keywords

  • Episiotomy
  • Healing
  • REEDA score
  • Cold compression therapy
  • Infrared therapy
  • XML
  • PDF 166.13 K
  • RIS
  • EndNote
  • Mendeley
  • BibTeX
  • APA
  • MLA
  • HARVARD
  • VANCOUVER
    • Article View: 62
    • PDF Download: 150
European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 8 - Issue Serial Number 8
December 2022
Page 2752-2758
Files
  • XML
  • PDF 166.13 K
Share
Export Citation
  • RIS
  • EndNote
  • Mendeley
  • BibTeX
  • APA
  • MLA
  • HARVARD
  • VANCOUVER
Statistics
  • Article View: 62
  • PDF Download: 150

APA

., D. P. P. S. D. V. G. D. J. S. A. D. N. D. S. G. (2023). A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EFFECTIVENESS OF COLD COMPRESSION THERAPY VERSUS INFRARED RADIATION THERAPY ON HEALING OF EPISIOTOMY SURGICAL WOUND. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 9(8), 2752-2758.

MLA

Dr. Pankaj Prakash Salvi, Dr. Vidya Gaikwad, Dr. Jaya Sravani Ankem, Dr.Veneela Nallani, Dr. Swati Ghonge .. "A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EFFECTIVENESS OF COLD COMPRESSION THERAPY VERSUS INFRARED RADIATION THERAPY ON HEALING OF EPISIOTOMY SURGICAL WOUND". European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 9, 8, 2023, 2752-2758.

HARVARD

., D. P. P. S. D. V. G. D. J. S. A. D. N. D. S. G. (2023). 'A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EFFECTIVENESS OF COLD COMPRESSION THERAPY VERSUS INFRARED RADIATION THERAPY ON HEALING OF EPISIOTOMY SURGICAL WOUND', European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 9(8), pp. 2752-2758.

VANCOUVER

., D. P. P. S. D. V. G. D. J. S. A. D. N. D. S. G. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EFFECTIVENESS OF COLD COMPRESSION THERAPY VERSUS INFRARED RADIATION THERAPY ON HEALING OF EPISIOTOMY SURGICAL WOUND. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 2023; 9(8): 2752-2758.

  • Home
  • About Journal
  • Editorial Board
  • Submit Manuscript
  • Contact Us
  • Glossary
  • Sitemap

News

 

For Special Issue Proposal : editor.ejmcm21@gmail.com

Newsletter Subscription

Subscribe to the journal newsletter and receive the latest news and updates

© Journal Management System. Powered by ejournalplus