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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Low-Dose Propofol with Peribulbar Anaesthesia for Cataract Surgery.

Mahmoud Ahmed, Yamini Krishna, Petya Popova, Rose Herbert, Gediminas Sidaras, Anshoo Choudhary, Stephen B Kaye

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mahmoud AhmedSt Paul's Eye Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool L7 8XP, UK.
Yamini KrishnaSt Paul's Eye Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool L7 8XP, UK.
Petya PopovaSt Paul's Eye Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool L7 8XP, UK.
Rose HerbertSt Paul's Eye Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool L7 8XP, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6728-5125
Gediminas SidarasSt Paul's Eye Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool L7 8XP, UK.
Anshoo ChoudharySt Paul's Eye Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool L7 8XP, UK.
Stephen B KayeSt Paul's Eye Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool L7 8XP, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0390-0592
University of Liverpool · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the effect of sedation using low-dose propofol on patient reported outcome measures (PROMS) in patients undergoing cataract surgery. This is a randomised, single-blinded observational prospective study. Patients undergoing elective cataract surgery using peribulbar anaesthesia over consecutive cataract lists were selected for this trial. Patients were randomised to receive either no sedation or low-dose propofol (20 to 30 mg followed by 10 mg increments until the patient developed slurred speech alone) prior to the administration of local anaesthesia. Pain, satisfaction, anxiety, needle recall, pulse, and blood pressure (BP) were measured. A total of 97 patients were included, 50 of whom received propofol. There were 4 senior surgeons and anaesthetists. There were no ocular or systemic complications and all patients had uncomplicated surgery. Anxiety (

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anaesthesiacataract surgeryPROMSpropofolsedation

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PMID37048825
PMCPMC10095169
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