Cardiac arrest during ophthalmological operations.
From a total number of 822 ophthalmological operations carried out under general anaesthesia two cases of cardiac arrest were observed as a result of oculocardiac reflex. The receptor for this reflex is the eye and the retrobulbal tissue, the effector is the myocardium. Children and adults with certain diseases show a predisposition to this complication. Most frequently the results of the oculocardiac reflex require no treatment, sometimes, however, resuscitation is necessary.
D000328:Adult; D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012151:Resuscitation; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery*