Vitrectomy: a new challenge for the anesthesiologist.
A new surgical procedure, virtectomy, for alleviation of blindness caused by previously intractable vitreous disease, is described. Special demands of vitrectomy upon the anesthesiologist are enumerated. Problems presented by a patient population, 83 percent of whom suffered from severe diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension with a variety of complications, are discussed. Anesthetic technic used for 47 patients undergoing vitrectomy is described.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000758:Anesthesia; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D000776:Anesthesiology; D001766:Blindness / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000517:prevention & control; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000601:surgery; D004329:Droperidol; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D007328:Insulin / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011187:Posture; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery*
D007328:Insulin; D004329:Droperidol