More than 26 million Americans suffer with cataracts, and with 3.6 million cataract
extractions performed annually in the United States, it is the most common surgical …

A tailored approach to patients undergoing major spine surgeries seems to be effective
improving the outcome and quality of life of patients. Future studies should aim to …

Patient safety is a core principle of anesthesia care worldwide. The specialty of
anesthesiology has been a leader in medicine for the past half century in pursuing patient …

Background Local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) is a rare and potentially devastating
complication of regional anesthesia. Single-institution registries have reported a decreasing …

Background Ischemic optic neuropathy is the most common form of perioperative visual loss,
with highest incidence in cardiac and spinal fusion surgery. To date, potential risk factors …

Perioperative visual loss (POVL) is a rare, serious complication of non-ophthalmic surgeries.
Ischemic optic neuropathy (ION), and retinal arterial occlusion (RAO) are the main causes …

* Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA y Department of
Ophthalmology and Neurology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA z Department of …

Postoperative vision loss (POVL) following non-ocular surgery is a serious complication
where the causes are not fully understood. Studies have identified several causes of POVL …

Study Design. Case–control analysis and systematic literature review. Objective. To illustrate
the prognosis and perioperative risk factors associated with this condition. Summary of …

The utilization of large-scale databases for research in medical fields, including
anesthesiology, has increased in popularity over the last decade, likely due to their …