title: Sedation during ophthalmic surgery.
abstract: Sedation is frequently used during ophthalmic regional anaesthesia. There is no 'ideal' drug for sedation or analgesia. Various drugs either alone or in combination have been used with different methods of administration. This review includes the roles of sedation, the pharmacology of drugs and the safety of sedation in patients undergoing ophthalmic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Wythenshawe Hospital, Wythenshawe, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Greenhalgh
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods*; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects; D003000:Clonidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D000075202:Contraindications; D020927:Dexmedetomidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D020927:Dexmedetomidine; D003000:Clonidine