• Today's surgical nurse · Sep 1997

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    Anesthesia for the older ophthalmic patient.

    • B P Gallacher.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
    • Todays Surg Nurse. 1997 Sep 1; 19 (5): 23-7.

    AbstractElderly cataract patients frequently have comorbid multisystem disease. Local or regional anesthesia is provided to reduce complications of retrobulbar infiltration. Performing painless eye blocks without sedation is probably the safest route.

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