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Mother age 61 chf patient with ef 29% suffering from cataract.local or topical anaesthetia will be safe for her cataract surgery? way to avoid surgery
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Safe: cataract surgery is done under local,regional anesthesia which does not effect the heart surgery if avoided will cause the patient to be blind usually the do not operate until the patient vision is almost completely gone
Answered 2/14/2015
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