Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: A prospective observational cohort study was conducted among 212 consecutive patients who underwent oculoplastic surgery performed under general anesthesia. The patients were assessed according to quantified levels of pain and discomfort postoperatively. Analgesic requests were recorded, and responses were statistically analyzed. RESULTS:
Pain and discomfort after oculoplastic surgery under general anesthesia were reported by 32.1% and 28.3% of the patients, respectively; 2.8% of the patients requested analgesic medication within 18 hours after surgery. The patients who underwent orbital decompression, secondary orbital implantation, and orbital fracture repair were more likely to develop significant postoperative pain and discomfort (P<0.001), and the patients who underwent enucleation/evisceration during orbital implantation were more likely to develop postoperative discomfort (P<0.001). The predictors of pain were smoking history, prior surgery on the operative eye, and anxiety (P<0.05), and the predictor of discomfort was anxiety (P<0.05). CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Huijing Ye, Rongxin Chen, Xiufen Lian, Jingxia Huang, Yuxiang Mao, Rong Lu, Siming Ai, Wenfang Ma, Jingyi Lin, Huasheng Yang, Wenjun Guo |
Journal | Journal of pain research
(J Pain Res)
Vol. 11
Pg. 407-415
( 2018)
ISSN: 1178-7090 [Print] New Zealand |
PMID | 29503577
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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