Abstract:

During the removal of a chest-tube which is considered one of the worst incidents experienced by a patient during surgery is an iatrogenic pain that occurs a s a r e s u l t o f a t h e r a p eu t i c i n t er vt i o n . T o m a n a g e t h i s p a i n w h i ch i s experienced by patients, use of not only the pharmacological agents but also the combined applications is recommended and is that the inclusion of nonpharmacological techniques into pain management is a requirement. Despite this, a sparse number of research exists concerning nonpharmacological methods used to control the pain experienced during the removal of the chest tube and the results related to the effectiveness of them are contradictory and controversial. It has b e e n e m p h a s i z e d t h a t t h o s e w e r e g e n e r a l l y l o w q u a l i t y s t u d i s w i t h methodological deficiencies. Therefore, persuasive evidence showing that which method and drug is more effective in the treatment of pain which was experienced heavily related to removal of chest-tube is very rare. However, the implementation of advanced studies that will provide top-level evidence are required, by carrying out the double-blind randomized controlled studies which are essential in larger samples related to pain management methods that will be effective in reducing the pain throughout the process and in assessing the effectiveness of evidence-based applications. In this aggregation primarily the cause and control of pain that occurs during the chest-tube removing process and related literature data were reviewed

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