MODIFIED TECHNIQUE OF BLUNT CANNULA RETROBULBAR ANESTHESIA FOR VITREORETINAL SURGERY

Authors
WALD KJ WEITER JJ
Citation
Kj. Wald et Jj. Weiter, MODIFIED TECHNIQUE OF BLUNT CANNULA RETROBULBAR ANESTHESIA FOR VITREORETINAL SURGERY, Ophthalmic surgery, 24(5), 1993, pp. 336-338
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology,Surgery
Journal title
Ophthalmic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
0022023X
Volume
24
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
336 - 338
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-023X(1993)24:5<336:MTOBCR>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We prospectively evaluated a modified version of a previously reported technique of retrobulbar anesthesia for vitreoretinal surgery involvi ng the use of a blunt 19-gauge cannula to directly infuse anesthetic i nto the retrobulbar space. Using this method, 60 consecutive patients undergoing scleral buckling surgery had effective anesthesia and akine sia, with no complications.