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International Ophthalmology
Published in: International Ophthalmology 3/2018

Open Access 01-06-2018 | Original Paper

Crossover clinical trial of pain relief in cataract surgery

Authors: Suvin Choi, Sang-Gue Park, Lorne Bellan, Hyung-Hwan Lee, Sung Kun Chung

Published in: International Ophthalmology | Issue 3/2018

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Abstract

Purpose

To determine the effects of intra-operative Korean traditional music on pain experienced by Korean patients undergoing sequential bilateral cataract surgery.

Methods

This was a two-sequence, two-period, and two-treatment crossover study. Fifty-two patients with cataracts were divided into two groups by block randomization, and bilateral cataract surgery was performed. In group 1, patients listened to Korean traditional music (KTM) during their first but not second cataract surgery. This sequence was reversed for patients in group 2. After each surgery, patients scored their pain intensity (PI) using a visual analog scale (VAS) ranging from 0 to 10, where 0 was ‘no pain’ and 10 was ‘unbearable pain.’

Result

There was a statistically significant reduction in the mean VAS score with KTM (3.1 ± 2.0) compared to that without KTM (4.1 ± 2.2; p = 0.013). However, there were no statistically significant differences in blood pressure or pulse rates.

Conclusion

KTM had a significant effect on reducing pain experienced by patients during cataract surgery. This may be useful in the context of other surgical procedures to reduce pain in Korean patients.
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Metadata
Title
Crossover clinical trial of pain relief in cataract surgery
Authors
Suvin Choi
Sang-Gue Park
Lorne Bellan
Hyung-Hwan Lee
Sung Kun Chung
Publication date
01-06-2018
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
International Ophthalmology / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0165-5701
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2630
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-017-0554-y

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