The National Survey of Local Anaesthesia for Ocular Surgery. I. Survey methodology and current practice

Eye

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-195

  Eke, Tom ^a   Thompson, John R ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF OPHTHALMOLOGISTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, local; Peribulbar anaesthesia; Retrobulbar anaesthesia; Sub Tenon's anaesthesia; Subconjunctival anaesthesia; Topical anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; EYE SURGERY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERIBULBAR ANESTHESIA; RETROBULBAR ANESTHESIA; SAFETY; SEDATION; SUBCONJUNCTIVAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032898546     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1999.49     Document Type: Article

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