Background: Previous studies have revealed that incentive spirometer has an effect on oxygen saturation, highlighted in many researches, however there is a lack of literature concerning its effect on renal failure patients in intensive care unit. Purpose of the Study: to find out the effect of incentive spirometer on oxygen saturation in patient in ICU. Subjects and Methods: Forty male patients with renal failure grade II were selected from intensive care unit department, El-Fayoum General Hospital and El-Fayoum university Hospital. Their mean ages 65±5.35years old, mean height 175.65±2.6 CM, mean weight 75.44±2.7 KG. They were assigned in to 2 groups: (A,B) equally in number. Group (A): Twenty patients received Incentive spirometer and traditional physiotherapy (circulatory ex, early mobilization and turning) and their routine medical treatment, Group (B): Twenty patients received traditional physiotherapy (circulatory ex, early mobilization and turning) and their routine medical treatment. They participated in a physical therapy program for two sessions per day for six days. Oxygen saturation was evaluated before and after the study. Results: the study was showed that there was an improvement in patients in both groups but this improvement was statistically highly significant in group A .The results of this study found that, there was a statistically highly significant difference (P<0.19) in so2,% of improvement in so2 in group A and group B by 3.9% and 2.7% respectively. Conclusion: the effect of Incentive spirometer and early mobilization is better than effect of early mobilization alone.
