Is intracameral lidocaine really effective in cataract surgery?

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 332-335

  Välimäki, Juha O ^a,b  

^a Central Hospital of Lahti   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cataract; Intracameral anesthesia; Intravenous sedation; Unpreserved lidocaine

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; DRUG EFFECT; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447122587     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210701700309     Document Type: Article

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