Postoperative Management of Corneal Abrasions and Clinical Implications : a Comprehensive Review

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Total patient care is of extreme importance during the administration of anesthesia. Proper care of the eye is necessary during all anesthetic administrations, especially during the administration of general anesthesia or monitored anesthesia care. By paying attention to details, the likelihood of an occurrence of eye injuries is reduced.

RECENT FINDINGS: Though perioperative eye injuries are rare during general anesthesia, they do account for 2-3% of claims against anesthesiologists. Ocular injuries may occur during general anesthesia even when tape has been utilized for eye closure. Corneal abrasions are the most common injuries that have been attributed to direct trauma to the eye, exposure keratopathy, or chemical injury. Using a hydrogel patch during general anesthesia is also associated with more frequent corneal injury than previously thought. Prevention of anesthesia-related eye injuries assumes a high priority since the eye is one of the major sense organs of the body. The eye can be damaged during anesthesia for both non-ophthalmic and ophthalmic surgeries.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Current pain and headache reports - 23(2019), 7 vom: 30. Mai, Seite 48

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kaye, Alan David [VerfasserIn]
Renschler, Jordan S [VerfasserIn]
Cramer, Kelsey D [VerfasserIn]
Anyama, Best O [VerfasserIn]
Anyama, Easy C [VerfasserIn]
Gayle, Julie A [VerfasserIn]
Armstead-Williams, Cassandra M [VerfasserIn]
Mosieri, Chizoba N [VerfasserIn]
Saus, J Arthur [VerfasserIn]
Cornett, Elyse M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Corneal abrasions
Eye injury
Eye trauma
Journal Article
Ocular injury
Perioperative eye injury
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 02.01.2020

Date Revised 25.02.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11916-019-0784-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM29765618X