Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
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Comparative Study
Adult strabismus surgery under propofol sedation with local versus general anesthesia.
To compare operating room and hospital discharge times between adult strabismus surgeries using intravenous propofol sedation with local anesthesia versus those using general anesthesia. ⋯ Many adult strabismus surgeries may be performed more efficiently with intravenous propofol sedation and local subtenon's anesthesia than with general anesthesia. Times from the end of surgery to leaving both the OR and the hospital are decreased compared with those of general anesthesia. Extreme delays are rare with propofol/local, but they occurred with general anesthesia.