title: [Application of ice-cold compression in infantile palatoplasty].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the clinical outcome of ice-cold compression in infantile palatoplasty under general anesthesia for oral swelling and pain relief.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty children with congenital cleft palate who underwent palatoplasty under general anesthesia were divided into 2 groups: experimental group and control group. Ice-cold compression was used in the experimental group before extubation, while 40 cases without ice-cold application was included as control. The patients were observed for the degree of swelling, pain and food intake after operation. SPSS13.0 software package was used for Student's test and Chi-square test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant difference of swelling pain of wound and food intake between the 2 groups was found after operation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Relief of swelling and pain using ice-cold compression can be obtained for infantile palatoplasty during the process of infantile palatoplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Operating Room, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. jshine.zzz@139.com
authors.forename: Mei-xia
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Guan-rong
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002972:Cleft Palate; D006801:Humans; D007053:Ice; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures
chemical_list: D007053:Ice