title: [Is basic the anesthetist presence in cataract surgery?].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the need for anesthesiology in cataract surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  For the present study a total of 406 consecutive patients who underwent cataract surgery under regional peribulbar anesthesia were selected.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 109 cases (28,5%) the anesthetist was required, the causes of intervention were: high blood pressure in 68 patients (16.74%), perturbation in 20 patients (4.92%), cardiac arrhytmia in 20 patients (4.92%) and one case of myocardial infarction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Anesthetist intervention was requiered in one third of cataract surgery cases. This is why the anesthetist care seems to be justified in cataract surgery under local anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario Sant Joan de Reus, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía, Universidad Rovira y Virgili.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Romero Aroca
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Perena Soriano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salvat Serra
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Perena Soriano
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cuenca Peña
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000776:Anesthesiology; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D010819:Physician's Role; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000517:prevention & control