Efficacy of light-transmitting eye shields for wound dressing in preventing pediatric emergence agitation following bilateral strabismus surgeries: a randomized clinical trial

Background Emergence agitation (EA) occurs in preschool children after ophthalmic surgery as eye shields induce visual disturbance. We aimed to investigate the efficacy of light-transmitting eye shields as an alternative to traditional medical gauze eye shields for wound dressing in terms of EA inci...

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Main Authors: Rui Zhang, Ting Huang, Peiting Fan, Zhubin Xie, Yanling Zhu, Xiaoliang Gan
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Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2025-08-01
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Ting Huang
Peiting Fan
Zhubin Xie
Yanling Zhu
Xiaoliang Gan
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Peiting Fan
Zhubin Xie
Yanling Zhu
Xiaoliang Gan
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description Background Emergence agitation (EA) occurs in preschool children after ophthalmic surgery as eye shields induce visual disturbance. We aimed to investigate the efficacy of light-transmitting eye shields as an alternative to traditional medical gauze eye shields for wound dressing in terms of EA incidence following strabismus surgery. Methods We randomly assigned 70 preschool children undergoing bilateral strabismus surgery to receive either light-transmitting (LT group, n = 35) or medical gauze (MG group, n = 35) eye shields upon the completion of surgery. The primary outcome was the difference in EA incidence between the groups. Results After adjusting the data for age and sex, children in the LT group were less likely to develop EA than those in the MG group (5 of 35 children [14.3%] vs. 15 of 35 children [42.9%]; adjusted odds ratio: 0.28, 95% CI [0.08–0.94], P = 0.040). Compared with the MG group, a significant reduction in the median score of the peak Aono’s four-point scale was observed in the LT group (P = 0.024; Benjamini–Hochberg [BH] critical value = 0.050). Additionally, the incidences of agitation (peak Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium score ≥ 16) and propofol administration in the LT group were significantly lower than those in the MG group (P = 0.022; BH critical value = 0.038 and P = 0.017; BH critical value = 0.025, respectively). Conclusions The application of light-transmitting eye shields for wound dressing could help prevent EA after pediatric bilateral strabismus surgery under sevoflurane anesthesia.
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spelling doaj-art-ec9c3ea894c449169f5d0ac3115f6b712025-08-20T03:34:53ZengKorean Society of AnesthesiologistsKorean Journal of Anesthesiology2005-64192005-75632025-08-0178433134010.4097/kja.246039032Efficacy of light-transmitting eye shields for wound dressing in preventing pediatric emergence agitation following bilateral strabismus surgeries: a randomized clinical trialRui Zhang0Ting Huang1Peiting Fan2Zhubin Xie3Yanling Zhu4Xiaoliang Gan Department of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology Visual Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou, China Department of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology Visual Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou, China Department of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology Visual Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou, China Department of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology Visual Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou, China Department of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology Visual Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou, ChinaBackground Emergence agitation (EA) occurs in preschool children after ophthalmic surgery as eye shields induce visual disturbance. We aimed to investigate the efficacy of light-transmitting eye shields as an alternative to traditional medical gauze eye shields for wound dressing in terms of EA incidence following strabismus surgery. Methods We randomly assigned 70 preschool children undergoing bilateral strabismus surgery to receive either light-transmitting (LT group, n = 35) or medical gauze (MG group, n = 35) eye shields upon the completion of surgery. The primary outcome was the difference in EA incidence between the groups. Results After adjusting the data for age and sex, children in the LT group were less likely to develop EA than those in the MG group (5 of 35 children [14.3%] vs. 15 of 35 children [42.9%]; adjusted odds ratio: 0.28, 95% CI [0.08–0.94], P = 0.040). Compared with the MG group, a significant reduction in the median score of the peak Aono’s four-point scale was observed in the LT group (P = 0.024; Benjamini–Hochberg [BH] critical value = 0.050). Additionally, the incidences of agitation (peak Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium score ≥ 16) and propofol administration in the LT group were significantly lower than those in the MG group (P = 0.022; BH critical value = 0.038 and P = 0.017; BH critical value = 0.025, respectively). Conclusions The application of light-transmitting eye shields for wound dressing could help prevent EA after pediatric bilateral strabismus surgery under sevoflurane anesthesia.http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kja-24603.pdfemergence agitationpediatric anesthesiapostoperative caresevofluranestrabismusvisual perception
spellingShingle Rui Zhang
Ting Huang
Peiting Fan
Zhubin Xie
Yanling Zhu
Xiaoliang Gan
Efficacy of light-transmitting eye shields for wound dressing in preventing pediatric emergence agitation following bilateral strabismus surgeries: a randomized clinical trial
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
emergence agitation
pediatric anesthesia
postoperative care
sevoflurane
strabismus
visual perception
title Efficacy of light-transmitting eye shields for wound dressing in preventing pediatric emergence agitation following bilateral strabismus surgeries: a randomized clinical trial
title_full Efficacy of light-transmitting eye shields for wound dressing in preventing pediatric emergence agitation following bilateral strabismus surgeries: a randomized clinical trial
title_fullStr Efficacy of light-transmitting eye shields for wound dressing in preventing pediatric emergence agitation following bilateral strabismus surgeries: a randomized clinical trial
title_full_unstemmed Efficacy of light-transmitting eye shields for wound dressing in preventing pediatric emergence agitation following bilateral strabismus surgeries: a randomized clinical trial
title_short Efficacy of light-transmitting eye shields for wound dressing in preventing pediatric emergence agitation following bilateral strabismus surgeries: a randomized clinical trial
title_sort efficacy of light transmitting eye shields for wound dressing in preventing pediatric emergence agitation following bilateral strabismus surgeries a randomized clinical trial
topic emergence agitation
pediatric anesthesia
postoperative care
sevoflurane
strabismus
visual perception
url http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kja-24603.pdf
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