CHICAGO — In a study aimed at verifying the safety and efficacy of in-office oral sedation for oculofacial surgeries, patients and physicians who used an ASC said postoperatively they would have preferred to be in the office.
“There are no solidified [oral sedation] protocols to the best of our knowledge that we’ve seen that really verify a way to do in-office oculoplastic surgery that’s safe for patients and providers,” Jordan R. Conger, MD, of USC Roski Eye Institute & Eyesthetica, Los Angeles, said at the ASOPRS Fall Scientific Symposium. “Our