Choosing anesthesia options for cataract surgery in patients with dementia

Choosing anesthesia options for cataract surgery in patients with dementia

Background and Aims: Not all patients with dementia are the same, and Global Deterioration Scale (GDS) helps in staging dementia. Ophthalmologists usually prefer general anesthesia (GA) for cataract surgery in patients with dementia. We evaluated the impact of “Choosing Wisely” initiative on anesthe...

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Main Authors: Chandra M Kumar, Lekha Gopal, Edwin Seet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
Subjects:
Anesthesia option
cataract
choosing wisely
dementia
global deterioration scale
Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2019;volume=35;issue=1;spage=81;epage=84;aulast=Kumar

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http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2019;volume=35;issue=1;spage=81;epage=84;aulast=Kumar

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