Anesthesia for office-based oculoplastic surgery.
BACKGROUND
Many common oculoplastic surgical procedures can be performed in an office-based setting.


OBJECTIVE
To describe a system of local anesthetic use that provides superb anesthesia administered in a nearly painless manner.


METHODS
Combined conjunctival, topical, and injected local anesthesia is used in outpatient oculoplastic surgical procedures. The use of optional adjuvant oral sedation can decrease pain and anxiety in selected patients.


RESULTS
We have successfully employed our described system of local anesthesia for office-based oculoplastic surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
In suitable patients, the shifting of operative location from the hospital or ambulatory surgery center to the office provides many benefits to both the patient and the surgeon.
Moody
Brent R
BR
Division of Dermatology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA. Brent.Moody@Vanderbilt.edu
Holds
John B
JB
D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods*; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures