Drs. Chen, Boscardin, Lee, and Siqi Gan publish study in JAMA Internal Medicine

Catherine Chen, MD (UCSF Anesthesia, Pepper Scholar), Siqi Gan, John Boscardin, PhD, and Sei Lee, MD, MAS published a study in JAMA Internal Medicine entitled, "Anesthesia Care for Cataract Surgery in Medicare Beneficiaries".  The authors found that while anesthesia care was used in most cataract surgeries, rates of complications were lower than in other common procedures such as cardiac catheterization or bronchoscopy.  This suggests an opportunity to use anesthesia care more selectively in patients undergoing cataract surgery.