Table 1. Characteristics of Patients Who Underwent Ophthalmologic Surgery under General Anesthesia for 10 Years.

From: Limited Utility of Routine Tests Prior to Ophthalmologic Surgery: An Observational Study in a Japanese Hospital

Total (n = 1175)
Age, years (IQR) 66 (43-77)
Male (%) 605 (51)
Japanese (%) 1169 (99)
Body mass index, kg/m2 (IQR) 23 (20-25)
Comorbidities (%)
   Hypertension 425 (36.2)
   Diabetes mellitus 192 (16.3)
   Psychosis 122 (10.4)
   Dementia 122 (10.4)
   Neurologic disease 97 (8.3)
   Intellectual disability 88 (7.5)
   History of stroke 88 (7.5)
   Arrhythmia 68 (5.8)
   Lung disease 56 (4.8)
   History of heart failure 12 (1.0)
   End-stage renal disease 9 (0.8)
ASA classification (%)
   1 or 2 999 (85)
   3 or 4 176 (15)
Surgical procedure/Indication (%)
   Vitrectomy 264 (22.5)
   Cataract 260 (22.1)
   Strabismus 246 (20.9)
   Transplantation 114 (9.7)
   Trauma 93 (7.9)
   Others 198 (16.9)
Emergency (%) 67 (5.7)
Operative time, min (IQR) 68 (43-107)
Bleeding volume, mL (IQR) 0 (0-0)
Table 2. Patients Who Required Further Evaluations because of Incidentally Found Abnormalities in Routine Tests.

From: Limited Utility of Routine Tests Prior to Ophthalmologic Surgery: An Observational Study in a Japanese Hospital

Patient Abnormalities in routine tests Further evaluations Surgery under general
anesthesia
Chest X-ray
78 M Bronchiectasis Chest CT, pulmonologist Canceled
71 M Cardiomegaly TTE, cardiologist Proceed as planned
78 M Cardiomegaly TTE, cardiologist Proceed as planned
82 F Possible atelectasis Chest CT Proceed as planned
86 F Widening of the aortic silhouette Chest CT Proceed as planned
Electrocardiogram
85 F Atrial fibrillation TTE, cardiologist Canceled
79 M Abnormal Q wave TTE, cardiologist Proceed as planned
85 F Non-specific ST elevation TTE, cardiologist Proceed as planned
69 F Right axis deviation TTE, cardiologist Proceed as planned
Glucose metabolism
73 F Hemoglobin A1c 9.3 Diabetologist Canceled
Table 3. In-Hospital Complications Developed after Ophthalmologic Surgery.

From: Limited Utility of Routine Tests Prior to Ophthalmologic Surgery: An Observational Study in a Japanese Hospital

Patient Postoperative complication Comorbidity Length of
postoperative stay, day
72 M Residual neuromuscular blockade Hypertension 1
77 F Chest discomfort, ECG change Hypertension 1
45 M Postoperative delirium Psychosis 1
67 M PONV Hypertension 2
78 M Negative pressure pulmonary edema Peripheral arterial disease 5
77 F PONV Hypertension, diabetes mellitus 6
81 M Acute kidney injury Diabetes mellitus, internal carotid artery stenosis 6
70 M Nasal bleeding Atrial fibrillation on warfarin 27
76 F Exacerbation of psychosis Psychosis, arrhythmia requiring pacemaker implantation 107
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