Corneal abrasion risk in septorhinoplasty operations under general anesthesia

Abstract

Aim: Proper care of the eye is required in all anesthetic applications, especially during general anesthesia. Corneal abrasion is the most common ophthalmologic complication in patients undergoing general anesthesia for non-ocular surgery. Corneal protection methods have been developed to reduce and eliminate the rate of this preventable complication. In this study, it was aimed to compare eye closure with hypoallergenic surgical tapes, eye closure with bio-occlusive dressing and antibiotic eye ointment for eye protection in patients undergoing septorhinoplasty under general anesthesia. Material method: The surgical files of all patients with ASA I and ASA II who underwent septorhinoplasty between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019 in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed. A total of 721 patients, 403 female, 318 male, were included in the study. The patients were divided into three groups according to the methods used for eye protection. The demographic features of the patients, the duration of the operation and the findings or complaints about the eyes, if any, before and after the operation were listed from the surgery and outpatient files. It was investigated whether the frequency of eye complaints and symptoms had a significant difference between patients with different eye protection methods. p