Anaesthesia for Ophthalmic Surgical Procedures
| Autor: | Onakpoya, O. H., Asudo, F. D., ADENIKE ADEOYE |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Zdroj: | East African Medical Journal; Vol 91, No 3 (2014); 105-108 Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0012-835X |
| Popis: | Background: Ophthalmic surgical procedures are performed under anaesthesia to enhance comfort and cooperation of patient.Objective: To review factors influencing the choice of anaesthesia for ophthalmic surgical procedures.Design: Restrospective descriptive studySetting: Eye unit of a tertiary hospital.Subjects: All patients who had ophthalmic surgeries in the operating theatre from January 2002 to December 2009.Results: Two hundred and ninety ophthalmic surgeries were carried out during the study period. Age range was 1-95 years and mean of 61.0±1.9; most (55%) were elderly while 4.8% were children. One hundred and fourty seven (50.7%) were males, 143(49.3%) females ; male:female of 1.03:1. Local anaesthesia was the more commonly (92.1%) employed while general anaesthesia was used in 23(7.9%) patients. General anaesthesia was used more frequently (71.4%) in children compared to other age groups; the mean age and standard error of means for patients who had general anaesthesia (27.2 /5.4 years) is smaller compared to 63.9/0.93 years for patients who had local anaesthesia (p |
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