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[Is basic the anesthetist presence in cataract surgery?]
P Romero Aroca1, F Perena Soriano, M Salvat Serra
1Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario Sant Joan de Reus, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía, Universidad Rovira y Virgili.
Purpose:
To determine the need for anesthesiology in cataract surgery.
Methods:
For the present study a total of 406 consecutive patients who underwent cataract surgery under regional peribulbar anesthesia were selected.
Results:
In 109 cases (28,5%) the anesthetist was required, the causes of intervention were: high blood pressure in 68 patients (16.74%), perturbation in 20 patients (4.92%), cardiac arrhytmia in 20 patients (4.92%) and one case of myocardial infarction.
Conclusions:
Anesthetist intervention was requiered in one third of cataract surgery cases. This is why the anesthetist care seems to be justified in cataract surgery under local anesthesia.
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