The Effect of Cold Gel Pack Compression on minimizing Postoperative Pain in Eyelid Surgery

Abstract

The objectives of this quasi-experimental research were to compare postoperative pain level and satisfaction in eyelid surgery patients. The samples were eyelid surgery patients aged 15 years and over. The 80 samples were divided into control and experimental groups (40 samples per group).                     The experimental group was applied with cold gel pack compresses within 48 hours. The research instrument was the interview questionnaire of the effect  of  cold  gel  pack  compression  on  postoperative  pain after eyelid  surgery with reliability 0.85. Frequency, percentage, means, standard deviation, independent t-test, Chi-Square and Mann Whitney U were used to analyze the data.

The results of the study revealed that within forty–eight hours after operation the perception of pain in control and experimental group were at a moderate level. However, at the end of forty – eight  hours after operation, patients in experimental group was pain free while control group was  at mild level of pain. During 30 minutes to  48 hours  pain score in the experimental group was significantly lower  than the control group (p<0.05). Also, satisfaction score of the experimental group was significantly  higher than the control group (p<0.05)

The results of this study can be used as practice guidelines for pain management among eyelid surgery patients.