Brainstem anaesthesia after retrobulbar block
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[III cranial nerve palsy and brainstem disfunction following retrobulbar anaesthesia].
There are currently various techniques of locoregional anaesthesia used in cataract surgery. One such technique, described by Knapp in 1884, is retrobulbar anaesthesia, which is currently applied in certain cases of outpatient eye surgery. At present, the most commonly used technique in the treatment of cataract is phacoemulsification with laser. This is very useful in cases of soft cataract, w...
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BACKGROUND Retro-bulbar anesthesia is one of the most common regional blocks used for intraocular surgeries. Complications associated with regional blocks may be limited to the eye or may be systemic. CASE REPORT After a retro-bulbar block for glaucoma surgery, a 60-year-old man developed loss of consciousness, apnea with hypotension and bradycardia-features of brainstem anesthesia. We presen...
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The CEROF-HC is a public hospital specialized in ophthalmology. Anesthetic blocks for ophthalmic surgeries are common and effective. But the technique is not devoid of risks, and there is the possibility of meningeal perforation and injection of the local anesthetic (LA) in the central nervous system (CNS). The objective of this study was to report a case of brainstem ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Open Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2391-5463
DOI: 10.1515/med-2019-0025