Sodium bicarbonate - An alternative to hyaluronidase in ocular anaesthesia for cataract surgery

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 285-289

  Srinivasan, M ^a   Vamshidhar, M ^a   Gopal, R ^a   Banushree, ^a  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Hyaluronidase; Lidocaine; Local anaesthesia; Sodium bicarbonate

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; HYALURONIDASE; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANTATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONOGLUCOSAMINIDASE; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; SODIUM BICARBONATE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0034521652     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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