A PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT KETOFOL CONCENTRATIONS FOR SEDATION AND ANALGESIA IN CATARCT SURGERY PERFORMED UNDER LOCAL ANESTHESIA

Abstract

The aim of sedation is to minimise anxiety without increasing risk while providing the maximum degree of safety. The effects of the sedation should be easily controlled, with smooth onset, rapid recovery and minimal side-effects. Ideally, the patient undergoing ophthalmic surgical procedures should be fully conscious, responsive, and without anxiety, discomfort or pain. Ketofol is an intravenous anesthetic agent that could be used for: 1- Anesthetic induction 2- Procedural Sedation and analgesia The combination of ketamine with propofol reduces the levels of both anesthetic and hypnotic doses of propofol, resulting in fewer adverse event and shorter recovery time.