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Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 7/2019

07.02.2019 | Concise Research Reports

Phone Interviews for Preoperative Medical Evaluation for Cataract Surgery

verfasst von: Manju L. Subramanian, MD, Avni Badami, MD, Frank Vavrek II, BS, Pamela Rosenkranz, RN, BSN, Med, Susannah Rowe, MD, MPH

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 7/2019

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Excerpt

Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed procedure among developed nations. As the prevalence of eye surgery increases with advancing age, so do resources on preoperative medical assessments. Increasing attention has been devoted to understanding what constitutes appropriate preoperative evaluation for low-risk, minimally invasive eye procedures requiring monitored intravenous (IV) sedation with local anesthesia. The purpose of this study was to retrospectively review an initiative obtaining a history and giving preoperative instructions by phone to determine if it could safely substitute for a standard, in-person history and physical (H&P) in patients undergoing cataract surgery at Boston Medical Center (BMC). …
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Metadaten
Titel
Phone Interviews for Preoperative Medical Evaluation for Cataract Surgery
verfasst von
Manju L. Subramanian, MD
Avni Badami, MD
Frank Vavrek II, BS
Pamela Rosenkranz, RN, BSN, Med
Susannah Rowe, MD, MPH
Publikationsdatum
07.02.2019
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 7/2019
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-04840-y

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