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Strabismus Recovery With Proparacaine and Oculocardiac Reflex

Completed
Conditions
Bradycardia
Pain
Nausea
Strabismus
Interventions
Drug: Topical Solution
Registration Number
NCT03672435
Lead Sponsor
Alaska Blind Child Discovery
Brief Summary

Observational study to determine if topical anesthetic and intraoperative oculocardiac reflex influence post strabismus surgery recovery.

Detailed Description

In an observational study with de-identified data of oculocardiac reflex (OCR) and strabismus surgery under routine anesthesia, a cohort of ongoing patients received topical proparacaine immediately post op, or none. Co-variables were intraoperative opioid and OCR, patient age, type of surgery. Several post-operative recovery outcome variables were prospectively monitored.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
140
Inclusion Criteria
  • Strabismus surgery
Exclusion Criteria
  • none

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
proparacaineTopical SolutionReceived topical proparacaine 0.5% with routine antibiotic-steroid ointment in operative eye(s) following strabismus surgery
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
pain (post op pain Likert scale)hours (1-4) in recovery room

pain scale description / observation.. Pain is ranked by patient or nurse from 0 (no pain) to 9 (much pain)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
nauseahours (1-4) in recovery room

observed or described nausea (presence or absence of nausea / vomiting)

heart ratehours (1-4) while in recovery room

recovery room heart rate

time to recoveryminutes (30-240) from entry recovery room to discharge

time in recovery room

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