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Phacoemulsification Procedures Performed with Topical Anesthesia
Author(s) -
Garbee Deborah Delaney
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)62794-4
Subject(s) - phacoemulsification , medicine , topical anesthesia , anesthesia , lidocaine , perioperative , local anesthesia , perioperative nursing , cataract surgery , surgery , visual acuity
Phacoemulsification procedures with topical anesthesia, performed with small comeal incisions and 4% lidocaine hydrochloride methylparaben‐free eye drops, have very high patient satisfaction rates because patients do not experience intraoperative pain, do not require sutures or eye patches, and have immediate improvements in their vision. Phacoemulsification procedures with topical anesthesia are cost‐effective for surgery departments because patients have shorter hospitalizations and require fewer chargeable items. The perioperative nursing role is essential to the success of phacoemulsification procedures with topical anesthesia. AORN J 66 (Aug 1997) 253–265.