Life-threatening hypotension in the immediate postoperative period of cataract surgery under topical anesthesia: a report of two cases

Abstract Background Cataract surgery is one of the most frequent surgeries in the world. It is a very safe procedure mostly performed under topical anesthesia in outpatients centers. Due to the growing lack of anesthesiologists, cataract surgeries are more frequently performed without an anesthesiol...

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Main Authors: Michele Fostier, Gintare Januleviciute, Fabrice Fauconnier, Edith Collard, Virginie Dubois
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-022-01894-0