EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF SINGLE INJECTION PERIBULBAR BLOCK PERFORMED BYANESTHESIOLOGISTS PRIOR TO CATARACT-SURGERY

Study Objectives: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of single inferi or injection peribulbar block administered by anesthesiologists prior to cataract surgery. Design: Retrospective chart review. Setting: Free standing surgery center (teaching). Patients: 1,074 consecutive patien ts who were treated over a two-year period. Interventions: Single infe rior injection peribulbar block and one inferior peribulbar supplement when indicated. Measurements and Main Results: The efficacy of a sing le inferior injection peribulbar block was 74%; 96% with one inferior peribulbar injection supplement. There were no ocular or systemic comp lications. Conclusion: Single inferior injection peribulbar block is s afe and effective when administered bg anesthesiologists. (C) 1997 by Elsevier Science Inc.