عنوان المقالة:تأثير إرشادات التمريض على تقليل مضاعفات ما بعد الجراحة للمرضى الذين يعانون من جراحات السمنة في البطن Effect of Nursing Guidelines on Minimizing Postoperative Complications for Patients with Abdominal Bariatric Surgeries
Bariatric surgery includes a variety of procedures performed on people who have obesity. The study
aimed to investigate the impact of nursing guidelines among bariatric surgery patients on minimizing the
postoperative complications for patients with bariatric surgery. Research design, Quasi-experimental research
design was utilized in this study. Sample, the study was conducted on a convenient sample of 50 adult patients with
bariatric surgery who selected randomly (25 - study group and 25 - control group). Setting, data were collected from
plastic surgery department at Assiut University Hospital. Tools, data were collected through two tools; patient
informational assessment sheet and postoperative complications follow up sheet. Results, this study concluded that
more than half of the sample in the study group were females. While the majority of the sample in control group
92% were females and 52.0 %were married. There was statistically significant difference as regarded pre and
postoperative score for level of knowledge of study group about bariatric surgery except important of the efficiency
of vital signs, knowledge about postoperative complications, an exercise carried out and good diet after the
operation. Conclusion, there were significant differences improvements throughout the implementation of nursing
guidelines among the study group. Recommendation, the study recommended that pamphlets and simple
illustration booklet should be available for patients illiterate to with simple explain how to safely live after bariatric
surgery.