Eye
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Multicenter Study
The Cataract National Dataset Electronic Multi-centre Audit of 55,567 operations: anaesthetic techniques and complications.
The primary aim of this study was to detail anaesthetic techniques and complications for cataract surgery in the UK. ⋯ Subtenons anaesthesia was the most widely used anaesthetic technique for cataract surgery but wide variation existed by site. There was a low rate of reported LA complications. There was a statistically significant increased risk of serious complications with sharp needle anaesthesia compared with subtenons technique.