Application of Deep Breathing and Pursed-Lip Breathing Techniques to Improve the Effectiveness of Post-Anesthesia Patients' Breathing in the Recovery Room of West Sulawesi Province Hospital

Abstract

Background: Cardiovascular and respiratory depression are side effects of all inhalation and intravenous anaesthetics. Patients' lung function, pulmonary problems, and duration of stay were all positively affected by deep breathing exercise therapies, according to prior studies on the topic. Objective: This study aims to examine the efficacy of deep breathing exercises and pursed lip breathing on respiratory function in patients recovering from general anaesthesia at the West Sulawesi Provincial Hospital's Recovery Room. Method: This study employs an experimental research design and a quantitative technique. A total of 276 patients at the West Sulawesi Provincial Hospital who were scheduled to get general anaesthesia for their operation made up the population in this research. The participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups: 85 for the deep breathing exercise and 86 for the pursed lip breathing. Results: The results of the Mann-Whitney test showed that the Pursed Lip Breathing group had significantly better respiratory performance than the Deep Breathing Relaxation group (p = 0.037, p < 0.05). Conclusion: There was a significant difference in respiratory performance between the deep breathing relaxation group and the Pursed Lip Breathing group, as shown by the Mann-Whitney test, which yielded a value of 0.037 0.05