Injectable versus topical anesthesia for cataract surgery: Patient perceptions of pain and side effects

Ophthalmology

Volumn 107, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2054-2060

  Katz, Joanne ^a,b   Feldman, Marc A ^c   Bass, Eric B ^d   Lubomski, Lisa H ^a   Tielsch, James M ^a,b   Petty, Brent G ^d   Fleisher, Lee A ^c   Schein, Oliver D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; DIAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; HYPNOTIC AGENT; KETAMINE; LORAZEPAM; METHOHEXITAL; MIDAZOLAM; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SEDATIVE AGENT; SUFENTANIL; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DROWSINESS; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIBULBAR ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROBULBAR ANESTHESIA; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; UNITED STATES; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INJECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP STAGES; VOMITING;

EID: 0033763765     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(00)00359-6     Document Type: Article

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