A comparison of propofol and remifentanil for sedation and limitation of movement during periretrobulbar block

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 422-426

  Boezaart, André P ^a,b,c   Berry, Roland A ^a   Nell, Mercia L ^a   Van Dyk, Anneline L ^a  

^a Medi Clinic Hospital   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia ocular; Cataract surgery; Eye block; Peri retrobulbar block; Propofol; Remifentanil; Retrobulbar block

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EYE MOVEMENT; HAND MOVEMENT; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN; PERIBULBAR ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RETROBULBAR ANESTHESIA; SNEEZING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; NERVE BLOCK; PIPERIDINES; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0034811124     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(01)00296-3     Document Type: Article

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