title: Prospective study of a single-injection peribulbar technique.
abstract: The single-injection peribulbar technique is an effective method of obtaining anesthesia and akinesia prior to anterior segment eye surgery. I conducted a prospective study of 2,684 consecutive cases of a particular peribulbar block that I performed for more than three years. The incidence of sight-threatening complications was 0.6%. None of the cases was canceled because of peribulbar hemorrhage. Only 1.2% of the cases required a supplemental injection of anesthesia.
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Arnold
mesh_terms: D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods*; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000601:surgery; D002045:Bupivacaine; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D006801:Humans; D006821:Hyaluronoglucosaminidase; D007267:Injections; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008012:Lidocaine; D009407:Nerve Block; D009915:Orbit; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D008012:Lidocaine; D006821:Hyaluronoglucosaminidase; D002045:Bupivacaine