Table 3.
Comparison of the neurovascular observation scale in the intervention and control groups during the study period
| Neurovascular observation scale | Times | Groups | χ2, p—value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Control | |||||||||
| Pink/normal | Pale | Dusky | Mottled/Purple | Pink/Normal | Pale | Dusky | Mottled/Purple | |||
| Skin color | Before the intervention | 36 (80.0) | 1 (2.2) | 4 (8.9) | 4 (8.9) | 27 (60.0) | 4 (8.9) | 9 (20.0) | 5 (11.1) | 5.12, 0.16 |
| Entering recovery room | 37 (82.2) | 1 (2.2) | 4 (8.9) | 3 (6.7) | 30 (67.7) | 1 (2.2) | 5 (11.1) | 9 (20.0) | 3.84, 0.27 | |
| 4 h after entering the ward | 38 (84.4) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (8.9) | 3 (6.7) | 31 (68.9) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (11.1) | 9 (20.0) | 3.84, 0.14 | |
| 8 h after entering the ward | 39 (86.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (6.7) | 3 (6.7) | 31 (68.9) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (11.1) | 9 (20.0) | 4.41, 0.11 | |
| 12 h after entering the ward | 41 (91.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (6.7) | 1 (2.2) | 39 (86.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (6.7) | 3 (6.7) | 1.05, 0.59 | |
| 16 h after entering the ward | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 41 (91.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.4) | 2 (4.4) | 4.18, 0.12 | |
| Skin Temperature | Normal | Hot | Heated | Cold | Normal | Hot | Heated | Cold | ||
| Before the intervention | 38 (84.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (15.6) | 32 (71.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (28.9) | 2.31, 0.12 | |
| Entering recovery room | 28 (62.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 17 (37.8) | 24 (53.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 21 (46.7) | 0.72, 0.39 | |
| 4 h after entering the ward | 42 (93.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (6.7) | 41 (91.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (8.9) | 0.15, 0.69 | |
| 8 h after entering the ward | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | It is not possible | |
| 12 h after entering the ward | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | It is not possible | |
| 16 h after entering the ward | 45(100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | It is not possible | |
| Pulse | Strong | Weak | Absent | Absent Doppler | Strong | Weak | Absent | Absent Doppler | ||
| Before the intervention | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | It is not possible | |
| Entering recovery room | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 44 (97.8) | 1 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1.01, 0.31 | |
| 4 h after entering the ward | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | It is not possible | |
| 8 h after entering the ward | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | It is not possible | |
| 12 h after entering the ward | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | It is not possible | |
| 16 h after entering the ward | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | It is not possible | |
| Movement of lower extremity fingers | Normal | Decreased | Limited | Absent | Normal | Decreased | Limited | Absent | ||
| Before the intervention | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 43 (95.6) | 2 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2.04, 0.15 | |
| Entering recovery room | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 43 (95.6) | 2 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2.04, 0.15 | |
| 4 h after entering the ward | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 44 (97.8) | 1 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1.01, 0.31 | |
| 8 h after entering the ward | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | It is not possible | |
| 12 h after entering the ward | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | It is not possible | |
| 16 h after entering the ward | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | It is not possible | |
| Sensation | Present | Decreased | Tingling/Numb | Absent | Present | Decreased | Tingling/Numb | Absent | ||
| Before the intervention | 42 (93.3) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | 38 (84.4) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (15.6) | 0 (0.0) | It is not possible | |
| Entering recovery room | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | It is not possible | |
| 4 h after entering the ward | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | It is not possible | |
| 8 h after entering the ward | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | It is not possible | |
| 12 h after entering the ward | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | It is not possible | |
| 16 h after entering the ward | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | It is not possible | |
| Capillary filing | Under 2 s | Over 2 s | Under 2 s | Over 2 s | ||||||
| Before the intervention | 44 (97.8) | 1 (2.2) | 44 (97.8) | 1 (2.2) | It is not possible | |||||
| Entering recovery room | 44 (97.8) | 1 (2.2) | 38 (84.4) | 8 (15.6) | 4.93, 0.02 | |||||
| 4 h after entering the ward | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 43 (95.6) | 2 (4.4) | 2.04, 0.15 | |||||
| 8 h after entering the ward | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | It is not possible | |||||
| 12 h after entering the ward | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | It is not possible | |||||
| 16 h after entering the ward | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (100) | 0 (0.0) | It is not possible | |||||