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ArticleAnesthesia and analgesia2018

Patient Harm in Cataract Surgery: A Series of Adverse Events in Massachusetts.

Sarah A Roberto, Joseph Bayes, Paul E Karner, Michael G Morley, Karen C Nanji

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Article in Anesthesia and analgesia, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sarah A RobertoFrom the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety, Boston, Massachusetts.
Joseph BayesDepartment of Anesthesia, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Paul E KarnerFrom the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety, Boston, Massachusetts.
Michael G MorleyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Karen C NanjiDepartment of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts.
Harvard University · USNational Patient Safety Foundation · US

Funding

Preventing Perioperative Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events Through the Use of Clinical Decision SupportK08HS024764 · AHRQ · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI NANJI, KAREN C · 2016 to 2020
$793k
AHRQ HHS K08 HS024764
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Massachusetts state agencies received reports of 37 adverse events (AEs) involving cataract surgery from 2011 to 2015. Fifteen were anesthesia related, including 5 wrong eye blocks, 3 cases of hemodynamic instability, 2 retrobulbar hematoma/hemorrhages, and 5 globe perforations resulting in permanent loss of vision. While Massachusetts' reported AEs likely underrepresent the true number of AEs that occur during cataract surgery, they do offer useful signal data to indicate the types of patient harm occurring during these procedures.

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CataractCataract ExtractionHumansMassachusettsPatient HarmPostoperative Complications

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PMID28991108
PMCPMC8431819
OpenAlexW2762922059

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