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Ophthalmology service recovery with ‘general anaesthesia to local anaesthesia conversion’ or GALA initiative: a new surgical service pilot by Christine A Putri; Jennifer HY Tan is a Health Professions article available to read on EtoBox.

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We report on the establishment of “general anaesthesia (GA) to local anaesthesia (LA) conversion" or GALA initiative at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Through GALA initiative, long waiters for cataract surgery under GA or LA with intravenous sedation were counselled for LA surgery. With careful surgical planning and personalised solutions to LA barriers, LA-converted patients reported good visual and surgical experience outcomes. The GALA initiative reduced cataract surgery waiting times of participants by 11 weeks and increased GA list capacity by three to four theatre lists in its four months of pilot run. This initiative did not limit training opportunities for ophthalmology trainees whose training was affected significantly during the pandemic.

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Author

Christine A Putri; Jennifer HY Tan

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Health Professions (Health Sciences)