TY - JOUR
T1 - Preoperative Care for Cataract Surgery
T2 - The Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia Position Statement
AU - Sweitzer, Bobbiejean
AU - Rajan, Niraja
AU - Schell, Dawn
AU - Gayer, Steven
AU - Eckert, Stan
AU - Joshi, Girish P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2021 International Anesthesia Research Society.
PY - 2021/12/1
Y1 - 2021/12/1
N2 - Cataract surgeries are among the most common procedures requiring anesthesia care. Cataracts are a common cause of blindness. Surgery remains the only effective treatment of cataracts. Patients are often elderly with comorbidities. Most cataracts can be treated using topical or regional anesthesia with minimum or no sedation. There is minimal risk of adverse outcomes. There is general consensus that cataract surgery is extremely low risk, and the benefits of sight restoration and preservation are enormous. We present the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA) position statement for preoperative care for cataract surgery.
AB - Cataract surgeries are among the most common procedures requiring anesthesia care. Cataracts are a common cause of blindness. Surgery remains the only effective treatment of cataracts. Patients are often elderly with comorbidities. Most cataracts can be treated using topical or regional anesthesia with minimum or no sedation. There is minimal risk of adverse outcomes. There is general consensus that cataract surgery is extremely low risk, and the benefits of sight restoration and preservation are enormous. We present the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA) position statement for preoperative care for cataract surgery.
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U2 - 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005652
DO - 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005652
M3 - Article
C2 - 34784329
AN - SCOPUS:85121993754
SN - 0003-2999
VL - 133
SP - 1431
EP - 1436
JO - Anesthesia and analgesia
JF - Anesthesia and analgesia
IS - 6
ER -