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Patient Harm in Cataract Surgery: A Series of Adverse Events in Massachusetts

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Massachusetts state agencies received reports of 37 adverse events (AEs) involving cataract surgery from 2011 to 2015. Fifteen were anesthesia related, including 5 wrong eye blocks, 3 cases of hemodynamic instability, 2 retrobulbar hematoma/hemorrhages, and 5 globe perforations resulting in permanent loss of vision. While Massachusetts' reported AEs likely underrepresent the true number of AEs that occur during cataract surgery, they do offer useful signal data to indicate the types of patient harm occurring during these procedures.

Source: Anesthesia & Analgesia

DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000002526

Authors: Sarah A. Roberto, Joseph Bayes, Paul E. Karner, Michael G. Morley, Karen C. Nanji

Institutions: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Intraocular Surgery and Lenses

Subfield: Ophthalmology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality