Combined peribulbar and retrobulbar block anesthesia and antibiotic- steroid injection: A simple method to prevent retrobulbar hemorrhage, globe perforation, or infection

Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 251-254

  Girard, Louis J ^a,c   Donaldson, Kenley ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Louis J Girard Ophthalmological F   (United States)

^c FACS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; BUPIVACAINE; CEPHALOSPORIN; HYALURONIDASE; LIDOCAINE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HEMORRHAGE; PERIBULBAR ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROBULBAR ANESTHESIA; RETROBULBAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETAMETHASONE; CEPHALOSPORINS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS; EYE INJURIES, PENETRATING; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NERVE BLOCK; ORBIT; RETROBULBAR HEMORRHAGE; TOBRAMYCIN;

EID: 0030901168     PISSN: 10823069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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