Anterior sub-Tenon's anesthesia for the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity.
The authors describe a technique of combined oral chloral hydrate and sub-Tenon's anesthesia that is simple, avoids the risks of general anesthesia, and provides superior anesthesia to topical agents alone.
Ah-Chan
John
J
Oxford Eye Hospital, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.
Rubinstein
Adrian
A
Patel
Chetan Kantibhai
CK
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods*; D019162:Anesthetics, Combined; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002697:Chloral Hydrate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003238:Connective Tissue; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011430:Propoxycaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000601:surgery*
D019162:Anesthetics, Combined; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D002697:Chloral Hydrate; D008012:Lidocaine; C005717:proxymetacaine; D011430:Propoxycaine