title: Spontaneous hyphema in a patient undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy.
abstract: Hyphema, an ophthalmic pathology characterized by blood accumulation in the anterior chamber of the eye, has never been linked to administration of general anesthesia. We present the case of a spontaneous hyphema occurring on emergence from general anesthesia in a postlaparoscopic appendectomy patient. A valsalva-like maneuver with breath-holding during stage II of emergence or during CO2 insufflation may have led to the development of hyphema.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Anesthesiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Yara
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aljalbout
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sandadi