154 CHAPTER 7 Figure 1 Flow diagram of recruited patients General description of the 2-DL procedure The 2-DL procedure was performed under general anesthesia. The submandibular ducts were identified via an incision parallel to the frenulum and were dissected and ligated with two vascular clips or unabsorbable sutures. The incision was closed with absorbable sutures. Postoperatively patients were treated with amocixillin/ clavulanic acid for seven days and analgetics (paracetamol and diclofenac) for five days.8 Outcome measures Primary outcome measures The primary aim of this study was to compare the baseline Visual Analogue Scale (VAS; a visual scale that can be used to indicate a person’s opinion on different subjects) for severity of drooling to the long-term VAS. The long-term VAS was
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MjY0ODMw