Pulmonary edema following retrobulbar block.
We report a patient requiring keratoplasty who developed acute pulmonary edema following the administration of a retrobulbar block for anesthesia. A variety of factors that may have been implicated in the genesis of this complication are discussed.
Elk
J R
JR
Wood
J
J
Holladay
J T
JT
D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005123:Eye / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007278:Injections, Spinal; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000139:chemically induced*
D008012:Lidocaine; D002045:Bupivacaine