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.
Wald
K J
KJ
Retina Associates of Boston, Schepen's Eye Research Institute, MA 02114.
Weiter
J J
JJ
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