Real-time ultrasound-guided retrobulbar block vs blind technique for cataract surgery (pilot study)

Retrobulbar block for cataract surgery.

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Ultrasound Guided Infraclavicular Block for Pain Control After Upper Extremity Surgery

Background: Opioids added to local anesthetics for peripheral nerve blocks may intensify analgesia and prolong analgesic and sensorial block duration. These agents may also cause potentiation and prolongation of motor block. Objective: This study compared the postoperative effects of 30 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine +50 mcg fentanyl and 30 mL of 0.25% bupivaca...

Real-time visualization of ultrasound-guided retrobulbar blockade: an imaging study.

BACKGROUND Retrobulbar anaesthesia allows eye surgery in awake patients. Severe complications of the blind techniques are reported. Ultrasound-guided needle introduction and direct visualization of the spread of local anaesthetic may improve quality and safety of retrobulbar anaesthesia. Therefore, we developed a new ultrasound-guided technique using human cadavers. METHODS In total, 20 block...

real-time ultrasound guided the new standard technique for percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (pdt)

Retrobulbar versus subconjunctival anesthesia for cataract surgery.

OBJECTIVES To compare the effectiveness, in terms of pain relief and akinesia of retrobulbar and subconjunctival an aesthesia during cataract surgery and also to compare the degree of postoperative ptosis associated with each technique. MATERIALS AND METHODS Consecutive adult patients undergoing cataract surgery between March and June 2008 at the Guinness Eye Center Onitsha, were randomized i...