[Orbital haemorrhage after medial canthus episclera (sub-Tenon's) anaesthesia].
Medial canthus episclera (sub-Tenon's) anaesthesia is a technique proposed as a suitable alternative to the more classical peribulbar block because of the greater reliability and more constancy in effectiveness. We report two cases of retrobulbar haematoma after sub-Tenon's anaesthesia, one with central retina artery compression needed anterior room punction. Sub-Tenon's anaesthesia, like peribulbar anaesthesia, can give also retrobulbar haemorrhage if the insertion of the needle is not limited to the anterior orbit.
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Service d'anesthésie-réanimation, clinique mutualiste Beausoleil, 119, avenue de Lodève, 34090, Montpellier, France. s.dareau@languedoc-mutualite.fr <s.dareau@languedoc-mutualite.fr>
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Bassoul
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005130:Eye Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D009915:Orbit; D012161:Retinal Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D019315:Retrobulbar Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced