Self-produced audio-visual animation introduction alleviates preoperative anxiety in pediatric strabismus surgery: a randomized controlled study.

BACKGROUND: Hospital anxiety caused by strabismus surgery has an unpleasant and disturbing feeling for both children and their parents. This study aimed to determine the effect of viewing a self-produced audio-visual animation introduction on preoperative anxiety and emergence agitation of pediatric patients undergoing strabismus surgery. METHODS: In this prospective randomized study, 1 hundred children scheduled for strabismus surgery with aged 3 ~ 6 years. The children were randomly divided into 2 groups (n = 50 for each), Group A: using a self-produced audio-visual animation introduction; Group C: controlled group without audio-visual animation introduction. Children's preoperative anxiety was determined by the modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS) at different time points: the night before surgery(T1), at pre-anesthetic holding room(T2), and just before anesthesia induction(T3). The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was used to record the anxiety of parents at T1,T2 and T3. The incidence and the degree of emergence agitation were recorded. RESULTS: The mYPAS scores at T2 and T3 were higher than T1(p < 0.05) in both groups. The average score of mYPAS in Group A was significantly lower than in Group C at T2 and T3(p < 0.05). The STAI scores in Group A at T2 and T3 were significantly lower than in Group C(p < 0.05). The incidence of agitation in Group A was lower than that in Group C(p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Based on the findings, viewing a self-produced audio-visual animation can effectively alleviate the preoperative anxiety for both children and their parents in pediatric strabismus surgery, and it was effective for reducing emergence agitation as well. TRIAL REGISTRATION: The trial was prospectively registered before patient enrollment at Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (Clinical Trial Number: ChiCTR1900025116 , Date: 08/12/2019).

Effect of controlled hypotension on myocardial ischemia marker in eye-nose related surgery.

We aimed to investigate the effect of different controlled hypotension levels on myocardial enzymes and myocardial ischemia protein in elderly hypertension patients, and then provide clinical evidence of suitable controlled hypotension level for them. Then, 45 elderly hypertension patients received elective eye-nose related surgery with nasal endoscope, who were randomly and evenly divided into three groups, including A, B and C groups, with mean arterial pressure (MAP) decreased by 20%, 30% and 40% respectively. The change of myocardial enzymes, myocardial ischemia modified albumin, score of surgical field quality and 12-lead electrocardiogram at different perioperative points were recorded. Then operative time, urine output and postoperative adverse complications of the patients were recorded too. Myocardial enzymes of group C were higher than that of both group A and B at T4, T5 points (p<0.05); Myocardial ischemia modified albumin of group C were higher than that of group A and B at T2, T3, T4 and T5 points (p<0.05); The score of surgical field quality of group A were higher than that of group B and C (p<0.05); Operation time of group C is less than that of group A and B (p< 0.05); The change of ST segment in group C is more obvious than that in group A and B (p<0.05); The incidence of adverse complications of group C is higher than that of group A and B (p<0.05). Controlled hypotension with MAP reduced by 30% brings minimum myocardial damage and fewer complications, while meeting the demand of surgical field. Thus it is an ideal controlled hypotension level and can be used for elderly hypertension patients safely.