Cataract surgery and anticoagulants.
Sixty-nine new cases are reported to reinforce the author's contention that anticoagulants should not be terminated for cataract surgery. All surgeries were performed through clear corneal wounds and 44 utilized topical anesthesia. As no blood vessels are encountered by this technique, bleeding is not possible; the remainder of the procedures were done under regional anesthesia, producing one retrobulbar hemorrhage.
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Steen-Hall Eye Institute, Shreveport, La, USA.
D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011517:Prothrombin Time
D000925:Anticoagulants