Preventing adverse events in cataract surgery: recommendations from a Massachusetts expert panel. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Preventing adverse events in cataract surgery: recommendations from a Massachusetts expert panel. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published October 2017

Preventing adverse events in cataract surgery: recommendations from a Massachusetts expert panel.

Nanji KC, Roberto SA, Morley MG, Bayes J. Anesth Analg. 2018;126:1537-1547.

In 2016, five patients undergoing routine cataract surgery developed irreversible visual loss during the same morning. Researchers in this study use a systems approach to delineate best practices for improving safety of cataract surgery.

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