Comparison of catecholamine and pressor effects in peribulbar and retrobulbar anaesthesia in cataract surgery

Eye

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 644-648

  Sanders, R ^a,b   Ahmed, S ^a   Craig, E W ^a   Young, J D H ^a  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Cataract surgery; Catecholamines; Peribulbar; Presser effects; Retrobulbar

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PAIN; PERIBULBAR ANESTHESIA; PRESSOR RESPONSE; RETROBULBAR ANESTHESIA; STRESS;

EID: 0030720292     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1997.170     Document Type: Article

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