LITERATUR REVIEW : PENERAPAN TEKNIK RELAKSASI GENGGAM JARI DALAM MENGURANGI INTENSITAS NYERI PADA KLIEN POST APPENDIKTOMY

Appendicitis is inflammation of vermiformis. In mild cases it can be cured without treatment, but many cases require a laparotomy by removing the tufts of infected worm tuft. Appendicitis post operative patien often experience pain due to a surgical incision. Finger-handed relaxtion is a non-pharmacological technique to reduce pain. Objective : this study was to determine the effect of hand-held relaxation on pain reduction in post operative appendicitis patients. Method : the research used in this study is a literature review on hand-held relaxation techniques. Searching for articles is carried out with Goggle Search and ProQuest from 2016 to 2020, accessed fulltext in pdf format. Result : there is an effect of the relaxation of the finger grip on pain reduction in post op appendectomy patients. Conclusion : the level of pain before being given a hand-held relaxation is in the category of moderate pain, and after being given a mild pain category. Significantly demonstrated that the hand-held relaxation techniques is an effective techniques in reducing pain intensity.