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[Evaluation of topical anesthesia with sedation in cataract surgery]
Tadeusz Januszewski1, Halina Bonczar, Monika Prokopowicz-Golus
1Z Centrum Diagnostyczno-Leczniczego Scanmed w Krakowie.
Purpose:
Evaluation of comfort and safety of patent and surgeon during the cataract surgery under topical anesthesia with sedation.
Material And Methods:
106 consecutive patients operated on in the period of two months without previous selection, were evaluated. Cataract surgery was performed in all patients with phacoemulsification in one-day surgery. Outcome measured included patient's and surgeons evaluation.
Results:
All procedures were performed in one-day surgery, irrespective of additional patients disorders. Combination of topical anesthesia with individual sedation gave a safe surgical course. 4 patients during surgery and 25 in the first postoperative day reported the pain. The mean score of patients evaluation scale was 4.7 (scale 1-5 points). The surgeons felt comfortable during the procedure. No major intraoperative complications were observed.
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