The effect of Venturi mask as a wound protection for boys with circumcision
LIN Ying1, WANG Xuefei1, XU Linfei1, LI Jian2
1.Department of Urology, Taizhou Municipal Hospital, Taizhou 318000, China; 2.Department of Anesthesiology, Taizhou Municipal Hospital, Taizhou 318000, China
LIN Ying,WANG Xuefei,XU Linfei, et al. The effect of Venturi mask as a wound protection for boys with circumcision[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2019, 49(9): 692-694.
Abstract：Objective: To evaluate the effect of Venturi mask as a wound protection for boys with circumcision. Methods: Eighty-six boys undergoing elective circumcision were randomly divided into two groups. After circumcision, boys in Group A (control group) received traditional medical care and boys in Group B (Venturi mask group) received an additional Venturi mask for wound protection. The following indexes were recorded and compared between the two groups: 1) the comfort values of the time-points when sent back to the ward, 12 hours and 24 hours after surgery; 2) the status of wound infection; 3) the length of hospital stay; and 4) the status of complications. Results: The comfort values were nearly the same in the two groups when they were sent back to the ward after surgery (P>0.05). However, boys got higher comfort values in 12 hours and 24 hours after surgery in the Group B than the Group A (both P<0.05). No postoperative infection was found in either group. Children stayed in hospital longer in the Group A than the Group B (P<0.05). No complication was observed in either group. Conclusion: The application of Venturi mask for wound protection with boys undergoing circumcision could improve the postoperative comfort value and shorten the hospital stay.
