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Unscheduled "add-on" cataract surgeries, when patients are sent directly from assessment clinics, do not show a significant increase in complication rates. This practice is a safe option for optimizing operating theatre time in ophthalmology.

Keywords:
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Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Surgical Outcomes
  • Healthcare Management

Background:

  • Cataract surgery is a common procedure in the UK, with high annual volumes and significant associated costs.
  • Patient cancellations can lead to underutilization of valuable operating theatre time.
  • The practice of utilizing 'add-on' cases, where patients proceed directly to surgery from assessment clinics, is employed to maximize theatre efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the safety and efficacy of 'add-on' cataract surgeries.
  • To determine if 'add-on' cataract operations have a higher complication rate compared to scheduled procedures.
  • To evaluate the validity of "Murphy's Law" in the context of unscheduled ophthalmic surgeries.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective study design was employed.
  • Data from 227 'add-on' phacoemulsification (cataract surgery) operations were compared against a departmental baseline of 4289 operations.
  • A Chi-square test was used to statistically analyze complication rates, with a significance level set at a 1-sided p-value of <0.05.

Main Results:

  • The 'add-on' group had a complication rate of 1.32% (3 out of 227), while the baseline group had a rate of 1.03% (44 out of 4289).
  • Surgical difficulty was comparable between the two groups.
  • The statistical analysis yielded a p-value of 0.67, indicating no significant difference in complication rates.

Conclusions:

  • This study is the first to examine adverse outcomes in unscheduled 'add-on' cataract surgeries.
  • The findings suggest that performing cataract surgery on 'add-on' cases does not significantly increase complication rates compared to the standard baseline.
  • The practice of same-day assessment to surgery is a safe and effective strategy for optimizing operating theatre utilization when cancellations occur.