Bowel motility can be affected by many factors such as immobilization, lack of fiber in the nutritional formula, inadequate fluid intake, and lack of privacy for toileting in patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit. Abdominal massage, which is one of the effective methods to increase intestinal motility, is accepted as an intervention that can be safely applied in patients. The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of abdominal massage applied to patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit on sepsis, survival, discharge time from intensive care unit, amount and duration of antibiotic use. Hypotheses H0: Abdominal massage application has no effect on sepsis, survival, discharge time from intensive care unit, amount and duration of antibiotic use in patients hospitalized in intensive care unit. H1: Abdominal massage application has an effect on sepsis, survival, discharge time from intensive care unit, amount and duration of antibiotic use in patients hospitalized in intensive care unit. In this randomized controlled study, the data of patients who received abdominal massage for 5 days during routine physiotherapy applications and those who did not will be recorded. Randomization will be performed in a 1:1 ratio using a computer generated randomization schedule. The effect of abdominal massage on sepsis, survival, discharge time from intensive care, amount and duration of antibiotic use will be examined by using the data of 2 groups with and without abdominal massage in a randomized controlled trial.
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Incidence of Sepsis During Follow-Up
Timeframe: From ICU admission through Day 5 of follow-up
Survival Rate During Follow-Up
Timeframe: From ICU admission through Day 5 of follow-up
Length of ICU Stay
Timeframe: From ICU admission through Day 5 of follow-up
Duration of Antibiotic Use
Timeframe: From ICU admission through Day 5 of follow-up, recorde in days
Amount of Antibiotic Consumption
Timeframe: From ICU admission through Day 5 of follow-up, recorded in milligrams (mg)