title: The effect of changes in patients' body position on the back pain intensity and hemodynamic status during and after radiofrequency catheter ablation of cardiac dysrhythmias.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  After radiofrequency catheter ablation of arrhythmias, patients have to bed rest for 4-6 h to prevent bleeding and hematoma. However, such a rest may cause back pain in the patients. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of continuous change in body position during and after the radiofrequency ablation on the back pain.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a quasi-experimental design 75 patients referring to university-affiliated hospitals were randomly assigned to a control group, receiving no change in body position, group A subjected to changes in body position during and after ablation, and group B subjected to changes in body position during ablation. The intensity of pain, blood pressure, heart rate, and extent of bleeding and hematoma were measured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The groups were not significantly different in terms of demographic characteristics, blood pressure, heart rate, overall bleeding, or hematoma at the entry into the coronary care unit. While not significantly different from each other, the intensity of back pain between group A and B were significantly lower than that of group C. Compared to group C, group A and B had a significantly lower pain score up to 6 and 4 h after the procedure, respectively. Group B had a significantly higher pain score at 2, 4, and 6 h post ablation than group A.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings show that changing the body position during and after the ablation procedure would reduce or prevent the back pain without increasing the chance of bleeding and hematoma.
authors: Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Fatemeh School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran [corrected].
authors: Hajar
authors: H
authors: Haghshenas
authors: Parisa
authors: P
authors: Mansoori
authors: Saeed
authors: S
authors: Najafi
authors: Mohamad Hosein
authors: MH
authors: Nikoo
authors: Najaf
authors: N
authors: Zare
authors: Mitra
authors: M
authors: Jonoobi
keywords: Back pain; Iran; bleeding; hematoma; patient positioning; radiofrequency catheter ablation
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