Spontaneous orbital hemorrhage during general anesthesia and arthroplasty.
A 72-year-old woman who had a history of arthritis and cerebral vascular accident 4 years earlier underwent hand surgery. Because regional anesthesia was not successful, general anesthesia was administered. Shortly before extubation, proptosis developed in her left eye, and she was unable to open it. The condition was due to spontaneous orbital hemorrhage and resolved with conservative treatment.
Anderson
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KK
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville 32610-0254.
Larson
N H
NH
Saga-Rumley
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SA
Hamed
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LM
D000368:Aged; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects; D001917:Brachial Plexus; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D009407:Nerve Block; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology*