Topical anesthesia versus topical anesthesia plus sedation in cataract surgery

Background: Topical anesthesia in cataract surgery is becoming increasingly common due to the advantages of over other types of anesthesia. In this study, we decided to evaluate the use of topical anesthesia alone and topical anesthesia and sedation in patients undergoing cataract surgery with an objective assessment of vital signs during surgery. Methods: A retrospective, cross-sectional observational study. We evaluated a total of 214 patients undergoing cataract surgery in which the type of anesthesia was assessed (topical and topical plus sedation), correlated with those obtained vital signs during surgery. The vital signs between groups was assessed with Mann-Whtiney U-test. Results: Average age 69.59 ± 12.010 years.