Nitrous oxide anaesthesia in the presence of intraocular gas can cause irreversible blindness.
Yang
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Vitreoretinal Department, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London EC1V 2PD. yyfung@aol.com
Herbert
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Rüschen
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Cooling
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D000368:Aged; D000388:Air; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001766:Blindness / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005740:Gases / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery
D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D005740:Gases; C042852:perflutren; D009609:Nitrous Oxide