Moaz Hamid1, Haaris A Shiwani2, Faraz Hamid3. 1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Western Sussex Teaching Hospitals Trust, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 2DH, England, United Kingdom. 2. Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England LA1 4RP, United Kingdom. 3. Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, England B15 2PR, United Kingdom.
Abstract
AIM: To identify current trends in anaesthesia technique for cataract surgery and make this information available to ophthalmologists. METHODS: An electronic survey was created and distributed to members of online ophthalmology forums; results were subsequently analysed in spreadsheet software. RESULTS: In total there were 71 completed surveys. The most preferred anaesthesia technique in cataract cases was topical anaesthesia with intracameral injection (n=34, 47.9%), and the least preferred techniques were retrobulbar (n=1, 1.4%) and peribulbar blocks (n=1, 1.4%). The most commonly preferred local anaesthetic was lidocaine 2% (n=41, 57.7%). CONCLUSION: Topical anaesthesia techniques with lidocaine 2% appear to be the most preferred method of anaesthesia in cataract surgery in our survey. Compared with previous literature our survey shows that topical anaesthesia is being increasingly used in cataract surgery, especially in conjunction with intracameral injection. The predominant reasons for this seem to be patient comfort and ease of technique. International Journal of Ophthalmology Press.
AIM: To identify current trends in anaesthesia technique for cataract surgery and make this information available to ophthalmologists. METHODS: An electronic survey was created and distributed to members of online ophthalmology forums; results were subsequently analysed in spreadsheet software. RESULTS: In total there were 71 completed surveys. The most preferred anaesthesia technique in cataract cases was topical anaesthesia with intracameral injection (n=34, 47.9%), and the least preferred techniques were retrobulbar (n=1, 1.4%) and peribulbar blocks (n=1, 1.4%). The most commonly preferred local anaesthetic was lidocaine 2% (n=41, 57.7%). CONCLUSION: Topical anaesthesia techniques with lidocaine 2% appear to be the most preferred method of anaesthesia in cataract surgery in our survey. Compared with previous literature our survey shows that topical anaesthesia is being increasingly used in cataract surgery, especially in conjunction with intracameral injection. The predominant reasons for this seem to be patient comfort and ease of technique. International Journal of Ophthalmology Press.
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anaesthesia; anaesthetic preferences; cataract surgery; local anaesthetic; surgical preferences
Authors: Alba Gómez-Benlloch; Maximiliano Olivera; Jeroni Nadal; Gemma Julio; Javier Elizalde Journal: Int J Ophthalmol Date: 2022-10-18 Impact factor: 1.645