LITERATURE REVIEW : PENGARUH KOMPRES HANGAT TERHADAP NYERI POST OPERASI

Abstract

Background: Post surgery is the period after surgery. In general, post-surgical patients will experience pain complaints on a mild to severe scale, if the pain is not handled properly can interfere with patient activity. Interventions to reduce pain consist of pharmacological (analgesic) and nonpharmacological measures. One of nonpharmacological measure that can reduce pain is a warm compress. Objective: this literature review study aims to determine the effect of warm compress action on acute pain in postoperative patients. Methodology: this research uses the systematic literature review method, searching with an electronic data base. The inclusion criteria used were articles with postoperative patients experiencing mild, moderate, severe pain that can be accessed full text. The year of the journal used is limited to 2013-2020. Results: based on literature review in 4 journals found there was a decrease pain in respondents after a warm compress was done. Warm compresses can reduce muscle spasms and provide comfort to patients. Conclusion: it can be concluded that giving warm compresses has an effect on pain reduction in postoperative patients.