Effect of Intelligent Operating Hole Towel in Cataract Patients

BACKGROUNDS: The eyeball and its ancillary tissues are important organs with the same shape and structure, and examining the surgical site is particularly important in ophthalmic surgery. A safe and easy-to-operate ophthalmic surgical hole towel is of great significance for improving the safety of ophthalmic surgery. OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of intelligent operating hole towel in cataract patients. METHODS: From April 2020 to April 2021, 1220 cases of cataract patients who needed surgery in the second affiliated hospital Zhejiang University college of medicine, were recruited and randomly divided into the control group and the observation group. The control group adopted a disposable ophthalmic single-port operation cloth, and the intelligent surgical hole towel was used in the observation group. Incidences of surgical site errors, the amount of operation time, bacterial infections, and patient satisfaction were recorded. RESULTS: The average operation time in the observation group had obviously reduced compared with the control group (p < 0.05). Moreover, patients' overall medical satisfaction in the observation group improved significantly compared with the control group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The design and use of the new intelligent ophthalmic surgical hole towel can promote the efficiency of ophthalmic surgery, realize the intelligent verification of surgical eye, reduce the risk of surgical site errors and improve medical safety.