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Study aim
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Evaluating the effect of intracameral lidocaine on hemodynamic parameters and postoperative pain in cataract surgery
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Design
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A randomized single-blinding clinical trial, with the parallel groups
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Settings and conduct
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In this study, 62 patients candidates for cataract surgery will be included and will be randomly divided into two groups. In the control group, only local anesthesia and sedation are performed. But in the intervention group, in addition to local anesthesia, intracameral lidocaine will be injected. Then the pain and hemodynamic parameters of the patients are evaluated.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Patients in the age group of 40 to 80 years, candidates for cataract surgery using phaco-emulsification, under topical anesthesia and sedation, classified as ASA I and ASA II will be included in the study. Patients with a history of opioids abuse, allergy to lidocaine or tetracaine, history of alcohol and psychotropic substance abuse, history of untreated systemic disease and hemodynamic disorder, history of convulsion, pregnancy/breastfeeding, history of mental illness, taking painkillers 24 hours before surgery and body mass index (BMI) of > 35 kg/m2.
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Intervention groups
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Control group: For patients in this group to cause local anesthesia, a drop of 0.5% tetracaine ocular drug is used topically from 20 minutes before the operation and is repeated every 5 minutes until the start of surgery. And immediately after corneal incision and before capsulorhexis, four drops of sterile BSS solution are injected into the anterior chamber.
Intervention group: For patients in this group, after receiving topical tetracaine drops as in the control group, immediately after corneal incision and before capsulorhexis, four drops of 1% intracameral lidocaine will be injected without preservative.
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Main outcome variables
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Pain score; heart rate; breath rate; mean arterial blood pressure