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Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) is a serious inflammatory condition that affects the entire body. A patient is diagnosed with SIRS if they meet 2 or more of the following criteria outlined by the 1992 American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine consensus conference: the patient’s temperature is greater than 38°C (100.4°F) or

Ophthalmic surgery presents unique challenges to the anesthesiologist [1]. The patient population varies widely, from an infant requiring strabismus surgery to an elderly patient requiring cataract surgery [1]. It is not uncommon for patients with rare genetic syndromes to present for eye surgery [2]. Since most patients undergoing ophthalmic surgeries are elderly with multiple comorbidities,