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. 2013 May 4;3(5):e002497. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002497

Table 1.

Patient population, preoperative schedule and surgical procedures

Variable Value
Patients (n) 218
Cataract surgery cases (n) 283
Age (mean years (±SD)) 73.2 (±9.3)
Gender (cases, n (%))
 Male 132 (46.6%)
 Female 151 (53.4%)
Preoperative visual acuity (mean LogMAR (±SD)) 0.4 (±0.2)
Schedule on the day of surgery (hours)
 Fasting time, mean (±SD) 14 (±1.8)
 Time interval between wake up and surgery, mean (±SD) 4.6 (±1.2)
 Waiting time in the department, mean (±SD) 2.3 (±0.7)
Sequence of surgery (cases, n (%))
 First eye 155 (54.8%)
 Second eye 128 (45.2%)
Surgeons’ experience (cases, n (%))
 Senior 253 (89.4%)
 Junior 30 (10.6%)
Pain assessment
 Low pain score 205 (72.4%)
 High pain score 78 (27.6%)