Assessing patient satisfaction with cataract surgery under topical anesthesia supplemented by intracameral lidocaine combined with sedation.

Purpose: Ocular akinesia, the use of anticoagulants, and patient collaboration are some of the factors that must be taken into consideration when choosing the appropriate anesthesia for phacoemulsification cataract surgery. The satisfaction of patients with the use of topical anesthesia and conscious sedation for this procedure has not been enough described in Brazil. Conscious sedation allows patient walk and answer a voice command.

Influence of acute brain injuries on gut motility.

Subarachnoid hemorrhage can increase intracranial pressure, causing significant morbidity. Acute gastric dilation and delayed gastric emptying are commonly seen in patients with intracranial hypertension, and correction of these gastric abnormalities can facilitate the recovery of patients with brain injuries. We conducted a literature review of both national and international health sciences medical journals and electronic libraries spanning the last twenty-eight years and focused on the brain, gut motility and gastric emptying functional axis either in experimental animal models of brain injury or patients with acute cerebral injuries.