Anesthesia Management During Cataract Surgery completed: November 1999 Investigators Oliver D. Schein, MD, MPH David S. Friedman, MD, MPH Lee A Fleisher, MD Lisa H. Lubomski, PhD Jeffrey Magaziner, MD Michael Sprintz, MD John Kempen, MD, MPH Sherman W. Reeves Karen A. Robinson, MSc Eric B. Bass, MD, MPH
Questions The evidence report focused on the key areas of regional anesthesia, sedation, and patient characteristics. The specific questions were as follows: What are the risks and benefits associated with use of one form of regional anesthesia over another in cataract surgery? What are the risks and benefits associated with different approaches to sedating the patient for cataract surgery?
link to summary of report on AHRQ site link to evidence report on AHRQ site
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