TY - JOUR
T1 - Cataract surgery performed with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) ventilation
AU - Rubowitz, Alexander
AU - Assia, Ehud
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - PURPOSE: To report a case in which cataract surgery was performed under local anesthesia, with continuous positive airway pressure-assisted ventilation.METHODS: A 40-year-old woman with myotonic dystrophy and severe orthopnea, who could not lie supine because of severe orthopnea, and who was a high-risk candidate for general anesthesia, underwent cataract surgery with continuos positive airway pressure ventilation by face mask. RESULTS: The patient underwent uneventful phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation in her left eye, while under continuous positive airway pressure ventilation. CONCLUSION: Selected patients who are unable to lie supine for ocular surgery because of severe orthopnea, and who are at risk for systemic complications under general anesthesia, may be evaluated for continuos positive airway pressure-assisted surgery.
AB - PURPOSE: To report a case in which cataract surgery was performed under local anesthesia, with continuous positive airway pressure-assisted ventilation.METHODS: A 40-year-old woman with myotonic dystrophy and severe orthopnea, who could not lie supine because of severe orthopnea, and who was a high-risk candidate for general anesthesia, underwent cataract surgery with continuos positive airway pressure ventilation by face mask. RESULTS: The patient underwent uneventful phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation in her left eye, while under continuous positive airway pressure ventilation. CONCLUSION: Selected patients who are unable to lie supine for ocular surgery because of severe orthopnea, and who are at risk for systemic complications under general anesthesia, may be evaluated for continuos positive airway pressure-assisted surgery.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00647-4
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00647-4
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C2 - 11162989
AN - SCOPUS:0035163243
SN - 0002-9394
VL - 131
SP - 128
EP - 129
JO - American Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - American Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 1
ER -