Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Major articleThe immediate postoperative adjustment of sutures in strabismus surgery with comaintenance of anesthesia using propofol and midazolam*,☆☆
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Methods
Patients presenting with strabismus and good vision in both eyes, who were judged to be appropriate surgical candidates for adjustable sutures, were invited to enroll in the study. Informed consent was obtained from all patients and the institutional review board of the hospital approved the study.
Results
Sixteen patients ranging in age from 13 to 73 years participated in the study. The ocular alignment abnormalities consisted of pure horizontal (4), pure vertical (4), and combined vertical and horizontal (8) deviations. The ratio of male-to-female participants was 1:1. All patients received the same protocol and had the adjustment done immediately after surgery. One patient in the study was lost to follow-up before the 6-week alignment check but was included in the data for the 2-week alignment.
Discussion
In 1995, Ward et al7 reported the successful use of propofol and mivacurium anesthetic technique for the immediate postoperative adjustment of sutures in strabismus surgery. Our study was performed in an attempt to discover a new and improved anesthetic technique that would build on the concepts of previous work.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Our method is based on the binary synergism between propofol and midazolam for hypnosis. It has been demonstrated that the hypnotic potency of propofol could be
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Supported by an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc, New York, New York, and the Alabama Eye Institute.
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