Ambulatory cataract surgery centre without perioperative anaesthesia care: a prospective cohort study.

This study aims to evaluate the safety and patient satisfaction of a fast-track procedure for cataract surgery under topical anaesthesia without perioperative anaesthesia care. This is a prospective single-centre study including all cataract procedures in the Centre Ambulatoire de la Chirurgie de la Cataracte at the Hospital of Bourges between May and August 2018. Procedures were performed under topical anaesthesia without the presence of a nurse anaesthesiologist or anaesthesiologist, the patient had not fasted, and no peripheral venous line was placed.

Ambulatory surgery centers: possible solution to improve cataract healthcare in medical deserts.

Purpose: To investigate the epidemiological impact of an ambulatory cataract surgery center providing a fast-track procedure without anesthetic evaluation on the access to cataract healthcare.

Setting: French nationwide study.

Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study.