Modified technique of blunt cannula retrobulbar anesthesia for vitreoretinal surgery.
We prospectively evaluated a modified version of a previously reported technique of retrobulbar anesthesia for vitreoretinal surgery involving the use of a blunt 19-gauge cannula to directly infuse anesthetic into the retrobulbar space. Using this method, 60 consecutive patients undergoing scleral buckling surgery had effective anesthesia and akinesia, with no complications.
Retina Associates of Boston, Schepen's Eye Research Institute, MA 02114.
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KJ
Wald
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JJ
Weiter
D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block; D009915:Orbit; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D014821:Vitrectomy
D000779:Anesthetics, Local