• Anesthesia and analgesia · Apr 2018

    Review

    Avoiding Complications From Patient Positioning for Intraocular Surgery.

    • Argyrios Chronopoulos, John Herbert, Gabriele Thumann, and James S Schutz.
    • From the Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals and School of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.
    • Anesth. Analg. 2018 Apr 1; 126 (4): 1206-1211.

    AbstractCollaboration of the surgical and anesthesia teams for patient positioning is essential to assure patient comfort and safety, preventing systemic and ophthalmic complications. The goals and rationales of positioning for intraocular surgery are discussed including placing the head above the heart, elevating the chin, using a head rest that is sufficiently firm, maximizing anesthesia care team access and minimizing fire risk, and taping the patient's head to the operating table to reduce unexpected movement with intraocular injury.

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