Attenuation of the oculocardiac reflex after topically applied lignocaine during surgery for strabismus in children

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-15

  Ruta, U ^a   Mollhoff T ^a   Markodimitrakis, H ^a   Brodner, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics local; Complications; Lignocaine; Oculocardiac reflex; Ophthalmic; Strabismus; Surgery

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCULOCARDIAC REFLEX; STRABISMUS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030020231     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-199601000-00003     Document Type: Article

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