Early and delayed suture adjustments after adjustable suture strabismus surgery: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adjustable sutures increase the success rate of strabismus surgery. However, the optimal timing of postoperative suture adjustment remains controversial. This trial was aimed at comparing the surgical outcomes and pain scores of early or 2 - 4 h and delayed or 24 h postoperative suture adjustment in adult patients undergoing strabismus surgery.

Methods

An open-label, prospective, randomized, comparative interventional study was performed in consecutive adult patients scheduled for eye muscle surgery. Patients were randomized into two groups: the early group, with suture adjustment 2 - 4 h postoperatively, and the delayed group, with suture adjustment 24 h postoperatively. Subjective pain scores during the adjustment were also analyzed. The angles of misalignment a

SUBMITTER: Abdelmonem AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10460247 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature