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Abstract Background: Surgical rhinoplasty has many complications such as intraoperative bleeding, eyelid edema and ecchymosis, post-operative pain and these complications can lead to post-surgical rhinoplasty dissatisfaction syndrome. Purpose: to determine the effect of cryotherapy on recovery outcomes among patients undergoing rhinoplasty. Design: A quasi experimental research design was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted in the Plastic and Burn Surgery Department at Menoufia University Hospital (Emergency Hospital), Menoufia governorate, Egypt. Sample: A consecutive sample of 60 adult patients of both sexes who undergoing surgical rhinoplasty and fulfill the inclusion criteria was selected. They randomly assigned into two equal groups (study & control group) 30 patients for each. Instruments of the study: Five instruments were used in data collection; 1) A Structured Interviewing Questionnaire, 2) Intra-operative surgical field bleeding grading scale, 3) Visual Analogue Pain Scale (VAS), 4) The modified “Surgeon Periorbital Rating of Edema and Ecchymosis (SPREE)” questionnaire, 5) The Short Assessment of Patient Satisfaction (SAPS). Results: The results revealed that, the study group achieved statistically significant improvement than control group regarding all the recovery outcomes (P value <0.001) after implementation of cryotherapy. Conclusion: Implementing the cryotherapy among patients undergoing surgical rhinoplasty improves the recovery outcomes (intra-operative bleeding, post-operative pain,periorbital nasal edema and ecchymosis and patient’s satisfaction.Keywords: cryotherapy, recovery outcomes, surgical rhinoplasty Based on the findings of the current study, the following recommendations are derived and suggested:Application of cryotherapy as perioperative nursing intervention should be done for all patients undergoing surgical rhinoplasty to improve their recovery outcomes. 2. Simplified booklet about surgical rhinoplasty, preoperative instructions, intraoperative complications related to surgery, application of cryotherapy to reduce these complications and self-care at home should be available for patients undergoing surgical rhinoplasty. 3. The presence of educator nurse as a separate specialty in the plastic and burn department to improve patient’s knowledge about the surgical procedure should be considered. Nurses need to fulfill their roles as health educator for patients who undergoing surgical rhinoplasty. Further studies with the application of cryotherapy as perioperative nursing intervention among patients undergoing surgical rhinoplasty should be done with more samples and in a longer duration. |