Ophthalmology
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Multicenter Study
Intraoperative clinical practice and risk of early complications after cataract extraction in the United States, Canada, Denmark, and Spain.
To examine variation in intraoperative clinical practice and rates of adverse events after cataract surgery across four different healthcare systems. ⋯ The observed variation in clinical practice might represent a general trend of a slower diffusion of new medical technology in Europe compared with that of North America. Rates of intraoperative and early postoperative events varied significantly across sites.