This study was conducted to determine the effects of a manual vibration technique applied to the chest wall on the duration of chest tube placement, secretion clearance, and hemodynamic parameters in patients with chest tubes.
Having undergone thoracic surgery
Having a chest tube in the postoperative period
Being hemodynamically stable
Agreeing to participate in the study
Severe cardiac instability
Patients unable to tolerate the procedure due to neurological or cognitive impairment
Clinical conditions that would prevent the application of vibration to the chest wall
Patients diagnosed with pneumonia