Ophthalmologists may be able to safely cut back on having anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists routinely at bedside during cataract surgery, which accounts for more than 2 million surgeries per year in the U.S., according to a study publishing Oct. 3 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Study casts doubt on routine use of anesthesiologists in cataract surgery
Ophthalmologists may be able to safely cut back on having anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists routinely at bedside during cataract surgery, which accounts for more than 2 million surgeries per year in the U.S., according to a study publishing Oct. 3 in JAMA Internal Medicine.