Telenursing and self-management among patient with hypertension

Background: Hypertension is still a risk factor for the leading cause of death in the world. Hypertension is a blood pressure condition of more than 140/90 mmHg. Patient with hypertension who are an uncontrolled their blood pressure and the number continues to increase, one of which is through services nursing. Nurses are one of the health professions involved in achieving health development goals both in the world and in Indonesia. Health information technology is increasingly developing which must be of concern, especially in the world of nursing to help answer health problems public through telenursing which was developed by providing telecommunications assistance via WhatsApp. Purpose: To determine the effect of telenursing and self-management among patient with hypertensionMethod: This study was conducted in June - August 2020 with a method quasi experimental pre and post test with control group (giving treatment telenursing via WhatsApp to the intervention group and control group using the media short message service (SMS). The sample in this study were all patients with hypertension in accordance with the inclusion criteria (hypertensive patients who undergo treatment, have android, and are able to read and write) The media used in this study were cell phones Results: Through the Paired Sample Test it is known that the p value in thegroup is controlled SMS based on systolic blood pressure was 0.008 (<0.05), while in the intervention group the WA p value was 0.001 (<0.05). This shows a significant result, but the researchers considered that the intervention group had a more significant value when compared to the control. Likewise, the diastolic blood pressure in which the control group was obtained p-value 0.051 (> 0.05) while the intervention group obtained p value of 0.000 (<0.05). Conclusion: There was no significant difference in blood pressure in the group, control use media short message service (SMS). While the intervention group showed a very significant difference between before and after telenursing used media WhatsApp

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PENGARUH PEMBERIAN TERAPI JUS WORTEL TERHADAP PENURUNAN TEKANAN DARAH PADA PENDERITA HIPERTENSI DI RW. 018 KEL. MEKARJAYA KEC. SUKMAJAYA KOTA DEPOK TAHUN 2012

Jurnal Keperawatan Widya Gantari Indonesia ◽

10.52020/jkwgi.v1i0.837 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

Author(s):

Anggi Puspita Sari ◽

Santi Herlina

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Blood Pressure Reduction ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Control Group ◽

P Value ◽

Pressure Reduction ◽

Carrot Juice ◽

Hypertensive Patients ◽

The World ◽

And Control

Hypertension is one of the deadliest diseases in the world which is often called the silent killer. The disease is dangerous because it deals with the cardiovascular, circulatory system is functioning to provide and circulate oxygen supply and nutrients to all tissues and organs are needed in the process of metabolism. Even the estimated number of people with hypertension will increase to 1.6 billion by 2025. This study aims to determine the effect of carrot juice therapy to decrease blood pressure in hypertensive patients. This Quasi-experimental study used a sample of 20 respondents, each intervention group and control group 10 respondents. Data collected and analyzed to meet the criteria using univariate and bivariate using T-test, which consists of test Paired Samples T-test and Independent t-tests. The results showed that there is influence of carrot juice therapy to decrease blood pressure in hypertensive patients, with a value of p = 0.000 for systolic and p-value = 0.001 for diastolic (p-value < 0.05). The results also indicate that there are significant differences between blood pressure reduction in the intervention group and control group (p-value < 0.05). This research is expected to be useful as an input to the world of nursing, family, and especially the client to learn more about nonpharmacological treatment of blood pressure reduction.

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Terapi Relaksasi Otot Progresif terhadap Penurunan Tekanan Darah pada Pasien Hipertensi : Literature Review

Prosiding Seminar Nasional Kesehatan ◽

10.48144/prosiding.v1i.692 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 413-420

Author(s):

Fauzan Kukuh Permadi ◽

Dafid Arifiyanto

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Literature Review ◽

Communicable Disease ◽

Muscle Relaxation ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽

Control Group ◽

P Value ◽

Relaxation Therapy ◽

Significant Difference

AbstractIt is commonly hypertension is a non-communicable disease which is one of the main causes of premature death in the world. The management of this disease includes a non-pharmacological and pharmacological matter. One of the non-pharmacological alternatives for reducing the problem is by applying a technique of progressive muscle relaxation. To examine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation therapy in controlling blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Since it is a literature review, it has searched articles published during 5 years. from 2017 to 2021 in Scilit and Garba Garuda. It obtained 5 articles with 163 respondents and the were according to the keyword and inclusion criteria. Then, it was analyzed by Discern instrument then processed using the Mann-Whitney test and concluded. After analyzing process, it started that the characteristics of the majority of respondents with hypertension are female and >45 years old, there is a significant difference in mean different systolic blood pressure between the control group and the intervention group with a p-value , 0.001. Beside, there is a significant difference in the mean different diastolic blood pressure between the control group and the intervention group with a p-value, 0.001. The results of the analysis and synthesis showed that progressive muscle relaxation therapy was effective in lowering blood pressure.Keywords: Hypertension, progressive muscle relaxation, blood pressure AbstrakHipertensi merupakan penyakit tidak menular yang menjadi salah satu penyebab utama kematian dini di dunia. Penatalaksanaan hipertensi meliputi non farmologis dan farmologis. Salah satu terapi non farmologis alternatif untuk menurunkan tekanan darah yaitu dengan teknik relaksasi otot progressif. Untuk mengetahui pengaruh terapi relaksasi otot progresif dalam mengontrol tekanan darah pada pasien hipertensi. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah korelasi dengan pengumpulan data literature review, pencarian artikel pada rentang waktu 5 tahun yaitu dari tahun 2017-2021 melalui penelusuran Scilit dan Garba Garuda. Didapatkan 5 artikel dengan 163 responden. Hasil pencarian didapatkan sesuai kata kunci dan kriteria inklusi, dianalisa menggunakan instrument Discern yang kemudian diolah menggunakan uji Mann-Whitney lalu disimpulkan. Hasil Analisa dari kelima artikel didapatkan hasil penelitian pada karakteristik responden mayoritas penderita hipertensi berjenis kelamin perempuan dan berusia >45 tahun, ada perbedaan yang signifikan mean different tekanan darah sistole antara kelompok kontrol dengan kelompok intervensi dengan nilai..p-value..0,001 dan ada perbedaan yang signifikan mean different tekanan darah diastole antara kelompok kontrol dengan kelompok intervensi dengan nilai..p-value..0,001. Hasil analisa dan sintesa menunjukkan terapi relaksasi otot progresif efektif dalam menurunkan tekanan darah.Kata kunci: Hipertensi, relaksasi otot progessif, tekanan darah

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The Effectiveness of Using a Mobile Messenger as an Educational Supporting Tool among Nursing Students

Asian Journal of Medicine and Biomedicine ◽

10.37231/ajmb.2020.4.1.333 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 67-77

Author(s):

Rohimah Ismail ◽

Chong Mei Chan ◽

Wan Muhammad Azly W. Zulkafli ◽

Hasnah Zani ◽

Zainab Mohd Shafie

Keyword(s):

Nursing Education ◽

Nursing Students ◽

Clinical Decision Making ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Great Influence ◽

Control Group ◽

P Value ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Supporting Tool ◽

Nursing College

The evolution of information technology has exerted great influence on nursing education via new pedagogy of knowledge delivery without time and place restriction. Mobile technology revolutionises nursing education and clinical practice via empowering skills of critical thinking and clinical decision-making through learning. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of using mobile messenger (Whatsapp) as an educational supporting tool among nursing students. The study design used is a Cluster Randomized Control Trail. Two nursing colleges were selected. Sample size was 93 participants, 48 from the Kuala Terengganu Nursing College Kuala Terengganu as the intervention group while the control group were recruited among 45 participants from UniSZA Nursing College. There is a significant difference in the level of knowledge between pre and posttest among intervention group (mean difference was -8.70 with a standard deviation 8.42, p-value< 0.001) and 93.8 percent of the respondents perceived the usefulness of using WhatsApp mobile messenger to enhance learning. This demonstrates that learning through mobile messenger (WhatsApp) enhances learning and is well received as a new method of learning by almost all students. Keywords: Mobile learning, WhatsApp messenger, Social Interaction

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PENGARUH EDUKASI MANAJEMEN DIRI TERHADAP DAN TEKANAN DARAH PASIEN HIPERTENSI DI RUANG RAWAT INAP RUMAH SANTA ELISABETH MEDAN

Elisabeth Health Jurnal ◽

10.52317/ehj.v5i1.289 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 104-112

Author(s):

Rusmauli Rusmauli ◽

Connie M Sianipar

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Management Education ◽

Healthy Diet ◽

Self Management ◽

Control Group ◽

P Value ◽

Symptom Scale ◽

Healthy Behavior ◽

Cognitive Symptom ◽

Behavior Scale

Introduction: The risk for cardiovascular disorder caused by hypertension can be forestalled and controlled by applying healthy behavior such as exercises, cognitive symptom management, healthy diet, and blood pressure monitoring. In this case, education plays an important role in increasing the control of blood pressure. The objective of the research was to identify the influence of self-management education on healthy behavior and blood pressure in hypertension patients in the Hospital Elisabeth Medan Method: The research used quasi experiment and nonequivalent control group pre-post test design. The samples for this study were 60 hypertension patients as the respondents divided into two group, 30 in the intervention group and 30 in the control group taken by consecutive sampling technique. The data were gathered by using modification instruments from Stanford University; they were exercise behavior scale, cognitive symptom scale, questionnaires on healthy diet, and digital Omron tensimeter for measuring blood pressure Result: The data were gathered by using modification instruments from Stanford University; they were exercise behavior scale, cognitive symptom scale, questionnaires on healthy diet, and digital Omron tensimeter for measuring blood pressure. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Wilcoxon and Mann Whitney test. The result of the research showed that there was no influence of self-management education on exercise (p-value = 1.00 > 0.05), there was the influence of self-management education on cognitive symptom (p-value = 0.00 < 0.05), there was the influence of self-management education on healthy diet (p-value = 0.00 < 0.05), and there was the influence of self-management education on systolic and diastolic blood pressure (p-value = 0.00 < 0.05).. Discussion: The conclusion of the research was that education could increase the application of healthy behavior and controlling blood pressure in hypertension patients. The result of the research could be an input for health care to maintain and increase education in hypertension patients so that they could control their blood pressure and forestall hypertension complication.

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Negative Air Pressure on Wet Cupping in Decreasing Blood Pressures in Hypertensive Patients

Nurse Media Journal of Nursing ◽

10.14710/nmjn.v7i2.15177 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 116

Author(s):

Budi Darmawan ◽

Diyah Fatmasari ◽

Rr. Sri Endang Pujiast

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Community Health Centers ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Air Pressure ◽

Control Group ◽

P Value ◽

Decrease Blood Pressure ◽

Blood Pressures ◽

The Mean

Background: Wet cupping, furthermore mentioned cupping, decreases blood pressures through the level of negative air pressures added by hydrostatics filtration pressure to reinforce the power of fluids filtration in capillaries. However, an appropriate negative air pressure to decrease blood pressure remains an uncertainty.Purpose: This study aimed to analyze negative air pressure differences on cupping in decreasing blood pressures in hypertensive patients.Methods: This is a quasi-experimental design conducted in three Community Health Centers in Langsa City, Aceh, Indonesia. The samples were 36 hypertensive males with age from 45 to 55, who were randomly stratified into two groups with cupping pressures 400 mbar (n=18) as the control group; and 540 mbar (n=18) as the intervention group. The cupping session was performed to each group on T1 (alkahil) point and in the middle line of both shoulders blade points. The systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressures (DBP) were measured by validated automatic sphygmomanometer. The follow-up periods were one week and two weeks. The data were then analyzed by repeated measures ANOVA.Results: Cupping pressure of 400 mbar decreased the mean of SBP and DPB with a p-value of 0.450 and 0.026, respectively after two weeks of intervention. Meanwhile, cupping pressure of 540 mbar decreased the mean of SBP and DBP with a p-value of 0.006 and 0.057, respectively. Tests of within-subjects resulted in the p-value of 0.250 (SBP) and 0.176 (DBP) after two weeks of intervention. There were no significant differences in SBP and DBP between the intervention group and the control group.Conclusion: The cupping pressure between 400 mbar and 540 mbar could reduce blood pressure; however, the cupping pressure of 540 mbar yielded greater effect in decreasing blood pressure than the 400 mbar. Negative air vacuum pressure loads on cupping to decrease blood pressure should be considered between 400 to 540 mbar, and further studies are needed.

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Optimalisasi Pertumbuhan Bayi dengan Baby Massage and Spa

Jurnal Kesehatan ◽

10.26630/jk.v10i2.1416 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 276

Author(s):

Yusari Asih ◽

I Gusti Ayu Mirah WS

Keyword(s):

Body Length ◽

Head Circumference ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Holistic Approach ◽

The Body ◽

Control Group ◽

P Value ◽

Control Group Design ◽

Significant Difference

Baby Massage and Spa was a traditional effort that uses a holistic approach through comprehensive care using a combination of massage and water therapy methods that are carried out in an integrated manner to balance the body, mind, and feelings. Age 3-6 months is the right time for babies to do massage and spa. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of baby massage and spa on the growth of infants aged 3-5 months in Pringsewu District in 2018. This study uses a quasi-experimental approach with research design pre and post-test with control group design. The purposive sampling technique was taken with a sample of 30 infants as the intervention group and 30 infants as the control group. Data were processed using computerization and analyzed using the T-Test. The results showed that there were significant differences between body weight, body length and baby head circumference in the pre and post-treatment. There was no significant difference in the average increase in infant weight between babies who were carried out by baby massage and spa with babies who were not carried out by baby massage and spa with p-value 0.116. There is a significant difference in the baby's body length and head circumference performed by baby massage and spa with those not carried out by baby massage and spa with p-value 0.000. Baby Massage and Spa has a significant effect on increasing the growth of babies aged 3-5 months.

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Pengaruh Jus Apel Terhadap Penurunan Tekanan Darah pada Lansia Hipertensi di Puskesmas Muara Kaman

Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan ◽

10.30650/jik.v5i2.61 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 121-129

Author(s):

Siti Khoiroh

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Community Health ◽

Apple Juice ◽

Antihypertensive Drugs ◽

Intervention Group ◽

T Test ◽

Mean Difference ◽

Control Group ◽

P Value ◽

The Mean

Background : Hypertension is a condition of high blood pressure in the arteries that lasted continuously for the long term. Hypertension can be overcome in two ways: pharmacology and non-pharmacology. Pharmacology treatment usually use medicine while one of the ways for non-pharmacology treatment is to consumes apple juice.Research Objective : The aim of this research is to know the effect of apple juice on blood pressure decrease in elderly people with hypertension at Muara Kaman Community Health Center.Methods : The design of this research used quasi experimental design (quasi experiment) with pretest posttest control group design. The sample of the research was hypertensive respondents at Muara Kaman Community Health Center as many as 30 respondents were divided into 2 groups, 15 intervention groups and 15 control groups. The sampling technique used purposive sampling. The research instruments were stethoscope and sphygmomanometer, data analysis using t test dependent and t test independent.Results : There were a significant influence between pretest and posttest of apple juice in the intervention group (P value = 0,000; P <0.005). The mean difference in systolic blood pressure in the intervention group and the control group also had significant differences (P value = 0.002; P <0.05), where as the mean difference in diastolic blood pressure in the intervention group and the control group also had significant differences (P value = 0,039; P <0,05).The Conclusions : The results of this research showed that consumes apple juice gives an effect on the blood pressure of hypertensive patients by consumes regularly.The Suggestions : Nurses and the public can use apple juice as one of the ways to handling to hypertension sufferers besides antihypertensive drugs.

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The Effect of the Mobile ‘Blood Pressure Management Application’ on Hypertension Self-Management Enhancement: A Randomised Controlled Trial

10.21203/rs.2.1820/v2 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Ali Bozorgi ◽

Hamed Hosseini ◽

Hassan Eftekhar ◽

Reza Majdzadeh ◽

Ali Yoonessi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Blood Pressure ◽

Clinical Trial ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Patient Adherence ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Public Hospitals ◽

Self Management ◽

Control Group ◽

Management Application

Abstract Background : Self-management of blood pressure is of great significance given the increasing incidence of hypertension and associated disabilities. With the increased use of mobile health in medicine, the present study evaluated the effect of the self-management application on patient adherence to hypertension treatment. Methods : This clinical trial was performed on 120 hypertensive patients who were provided with a mobile intervention for 8 weeks and followed-up to 24 th weeks. Data on the primary outcome (adherence to treatment) and secondary outcomes (adherence to the DASH diet, regular monitoring of blood pressure, and physical activity) were collected using a questionnaire and a mobile application, respectively. The inter-group change difference over time was analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA (General Linear Model). Results : The treatment adherence score increased by an average of 5.9 (95%CI: 5.0-6.7) in the intervention group compared to the control group. Scores of adherence to the low-fat and low-salt diet plans were 1.7 (95%CI: 1.3-2.1) and 1.5 (95%CI: 1.2-1.9), respectively. Moreover, moderate physical activity increased to 100.0 minutes (95%CI: 61.7-138.3) per week in the intervention group. Conclusion: The treatment and control of blood pressure require a multifaceted approach given its complexity and multifactorial nature. Considering the widespread use of smartphones , mhealth interventions can be effective in self-management and better patient adherence to treatments. Our results showed that this application can be used as a successful tool for hypertension self-management in patients attending public hospitals in developing countries. Trial registration: This study was registered in the Iran Randomized Clinical Trial Center under the number IRCT2015111712211N2 on 1 January 2016.

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Pengaruh Pemberian Tablet Fe Terhadap Hemoglobin Pada Taruni Politeknik Ilmu Pelayaran Semarang

Journal of Holistics and Health Science ◽

10.35473/jhhs.v2i2.47 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 52-67

Author(s):

Anggi Vina Hariyati ◽

Cahyaningrum ◽

Adil Zulkarnain

Keyword(s):

Intervention Group ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Bivariate Analysis ◽

Control Group ◽

P Value ◽

Merchant Marine ◽

Purposive Sampling ◽

The Public ◽

Significant Difference ◽

And Control

Anemia is one of the public health problems that need more attention of the female because they experience menstruation and they are in the growth phase. From the data of Semarang City Health Office in 2011, it is shown the incidence of anemia in adolescents aged 10-19 years old are 68.24%. The prevention effort of the case is by measuring hemoglobin and prescribing blood supplement. The objective of the study is to find out the effect of Fe tablets on Hemoglobin in Semarang Merchant Marine Polytechnique students. The objective of the study is to find out the effect of Fe tablets on Hemoglobin in Semarang Merchant Marine Polytechnique students. This research used pre-experimental design with the two group pretest posttest. The population in this Study were all Merchant Marine Polytechnique Semarang at the 4th semester of female students amounting to 50 with the total respondents 34 respondents taken with purposive sampling technique. The data were collected by performing Hemoglobin examination. The results of the study show that the average Hemoglobin before being prescribed Fe on the intervention and control group was 11.29 g/dl. After being prescribed Fe to the intervention group, it is found the average increased to 13.69 g/dl, while in the control group it is found averaged 11.72 g/dl. Bivariate Analysis uses an independent t test, the value of t is 6.136 with a p-value of 0.000. It shows that the p-value is 0,000 <((0.05), this indicates that there is a significant difference in the decrease in Hemoglobin levels in the population after being prescribed blood supplement between the intervention and control groups in The Semarang Merchant Marine Politechnique Students. It is suggested that the female adolescents to consume more iron-containing foods or consume Fe supplements such as Fe, during menstruation. ABSTRAK Anemia merupakan salah satu masalah kesehatan masyarakat yang perlu khusus nya pada remaja putri yang perlu mendapatkan perhatian khusus karena remaja putri mengalami mestruasi tiap bulan dan dalam masa pertumbuhan . Hasil Data Dinas Kesehatan Kota Semarang tahun 2011. Kejadian anemia pada remaja usia 10-19 sebanyak 68,24%. Untuk menangani masalah tersebut pencegahan yang dilakukan yaitu dengan cara mengukur hemoglobin dan pemberian suplemen tablet tambah darah . Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat Pengaruh Pemberian Tablet Fe Terhadap Hemoglobin Pada Taruni Politeknik Ilmu Pelayaran Semarang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat Pengaruh Pemberian Tablet Fe Terhadap Hemoglobin Pada Taruni Politeknik Ilmu Pelayaran Semarang. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan pre-eksperimen design dengan rancangan Two group pretest posttest. Populasi dalam penelitian iniadalah seluruh taruni politeknik ilmu pelayaran semarang semester 4 berjumlah 50 taruni dengan jumlah sempel 34 responden dengan tehnik pengambilan sempel purposive sampling. Pengambilan data dengan melakukan pemeriksaan Hemoglobin. Penelitian menunjukan bahwa rata-rata Hemoglobin sebelum diberikan pada taruni kelompok intervensi dan kontrol sama yaitu 11,29 g/dl. Dan setelah diberikan pada kelompok intervensi rata-rata meningkat menjadi 13,69 g/dl, sedangkan kelompok kontrol rata-rata sebesar 11,72 g/dl. Analisis bivariate Menggunakan uji t independen, didapatkan nilai t hitung 6,136 dengan p-value sebesar 0,000. Terlihat bahwa p-value 0,000 <a (0,05), ini menunjukkan bahwa ada perbedaan secara signifikan penurunan (selisih) kadar Hemoglobin b pada taruni sesudah diberikan tablet penambah darah antara kelompok intervensi dan kontrol pada taruni Politeknik Ilmu Pelayaran Semarang. Hendaknya bagi remaja putri lebih banyak mengomsumsi makanan yang mengandung zat besi atau mengomsumsi suplemen yang mengandung besi seperti Fe terutama saat mestruasi

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Application of platysma muscle suture after thyroidectomy

Journal of Surgery and Trauma ◽

10.32592/jsurgery.2020.8.4.103 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 147-150

Keyword(s):

Postoperative Pain ◽

Wound Infection ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Control Group ◽

P Value ◽

Platysma Muscle ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Duration Of Surgery ◽

The Mean ◽

Length Of Hospitalization

Introduction: Thyroidectomy is a common surgery in the neck area, in which the application of platysma muscle suture after thyroidectomy is still being discussed. This study was conducted to compare the application (currently common) or non-application of suture for platysma muscle. Methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, 117 patients underwent thyroidectomy, among which 63 cases without suturing platysma (control group) and 54 subjects with suturing platysma (Intervention group ) were examined in terms of postoperative pain based on visual analogue scale score measured 24 h post-operation. The samples were also investigated regarding hematoma and seroma, wound infection, length of hospitalization, scarring (1 year after surgery), duration of surgery, and the number of cases using opioids during the hospitalization. Patients with diabetes, previous neck surgery, coagulopathy, and radiation history were excluded from the study. The gathered data were analyzed statistically in SPSS software (version 18) using the Chi-square test and the Mann–Whitney U test. A p-value of less than (0.05) was considered significant. Results: Based on the findings, the mean age of the patients in the Intervention group was calculated at 51 years, of which 41 and 13 cases were females and males, respectively. In the Intervention group, 34 patients underwent complete thyroidectomy and 20 patients had hemithyroidectomy. The mean age score of subjects in the control group was calculated at 50 years, of which 44 and 19 patients were respectively female and male. No significant difference was revealed considering wound infection, length of hospitalization, created scarring, the amount of opioid use (opioids), and postoperative pain. However, only the length of surgery was different between the groups (P-value<0.05). Conclusions: There was no difference between wound and surgical complications and cosmetic results between both groups; nevertheless, due to the duration of the surgery and other benefits, such as consuming less thread, not suturing the platysma is recommended.

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