[Loco standby anaesthesia during ophthalmological surgery in local anaesthesia].
OBJECTIVE
This investigation was to asses necessity of standby anaesthesia care during ophthalmic surgery performed in local anaesthesia.


METHODS
457 patients (457 eyes) operated in local anaesthesia were assisted with standby anaesthesia and underwent surgical procedures: cataract, glaucoma, conjunctival and corneal tumors in Ophthalmic Department between April 2001 and October 2001.


RESULTS
Anaesthesiological intervention was necessary in 174 cases (8.1%).


CONCLUSIONS
Loco standby anesthesia during ophthalmic surgery performed in the local anaesthesia is necessary.
Brymerski
Jacek
J
Z Oddziału Okulistycznego Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Podkarpackiego im. Jana Pawla II w Krosnie.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*