Abstract
To assess factors influencing perception of pain, anxiety and overall satisfaction during local anaesthetic cataract surgery an audit was carried out at the West of England Eye Unit. Patients receiving sub-Tenons after previous peribulbar anaesthesia had significantly higher pain scores. Patient satisfaction was significantly higher when a handholder was present in theatre. Finally, no difference was found in the three variables whether anaesthesia was administered by an anaesthetic practitioner or an anaesthetist.
MeSH terms
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Anesthesia, Local* / adverse effects
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Anesthesia, Local* / methods
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Anesthesia, Local* / nursing
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Anesthesia, Local* / psychology
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Anxiety / diagnosis
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Anxiety / etiology
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Anxiety / psychology*
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Cataract Extraction* / adverse effects
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Cataract Extraction* / methods
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Cataract Extraction* / nursing
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Cataract Extraction* / psychology
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England
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Medical Audit
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Nurse's Role / psychology
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Nursing Audit
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Nursing Evaluation Research
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Nursing Methodology Research
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Outcome Assessment, Health Care
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Pain Measurement
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Pain, Postoperative / diagnosis
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Pain, Postoperative / etiology
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Pain, Postoperative / psychology*
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Patient Satisfaction*
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Severity of Illness Index
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Social Support
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Statistics, Nonparametric
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Touch