title: Retrobulbar hemorrhage after sub-Tenon's anesthesia.
abstract: We present a case of retrobulbar hemorrhage complicating sub-Tenon's anesthesia in a patient receiving oral anticoagulants. To our knowledge, this has been described only once in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom. shanu.subbiah@gmail.com
authors.forename: Shanu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Subbiah
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McGimpsey
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Best
mesh_terms: D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019162:Anesthetics, Combined / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003238:Connective Tissue; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D019315:Retrobulbar Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014823:Vitreous Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D019162:Anesthetics, Combined; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine; D002045:Bupivacaine