title: Respiratory arrest after retrobulbar anaesthesia.
abstract: This is a report of a patient who developed respiratory arrest some minutes after retrobulbar block was given for ocular anesthesia before cataract extraction. She was managed by artificial ventilation and haemodynamic support without any cardiac or neurological sequelae. This report highlights this rare but fatal complication of suspected brain stem anaesthesia after retrobulbar anaesthesia. Retrobulbar and peribulbar blocks should be performed in safe situations where individuals trained in airway maintenance and ventilatory support should be immediately available.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Ashaye
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Ubah
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Sotumbi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D009915:Orbit / Q000294:innervation*; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy