Hypnosis in high risk ophthalmic surgery

Hypnosis is an effective tool in many areas of medicine and surgery. The exacting demands of ophthalmic surgery require good patient cooperation and strict adherence to treatment regimens. Multisystemic diseases compounded by the physiological stress of surgery make it essential that already straine...

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Published inOphthalmic surgery Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 39 - 41
Main Authors Lewenstein, L N, Iwamoto, K, Schwartz, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States SLACK INCORPORATED 01.01.1981
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Analgesics
Cataract Extraction
Child
Diabetes Complications
Eye Diseases - complications
Eye Diseases - surgery
Eye Injuries - surgery
Female
Glaucoma - surgery
Humans
Hypnosis, Anesthetic - methods
Male
Myocardial Infarction - complications
Strabismus - surgery
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Summary:Hypnosis is an effective tool in many areas of medicine and surgery. The exacting demands of ophthalmic surgery require good patient cooperation and strict adherence to treatment regimens. Multisystemic diseases compounded by the physiological stress of surgery make it essential that already strained homeostatic mechanisms are interfered with minimally. The cases presented in this report illustrate the beneficial use of hypnosis in the treatment of several high risk patients in unusual situations.
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ISSN:0022-023X
2325-8160
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