Respiratory arrest and convulsions after peribulbar anesthesia

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 960-962

  Rozentsveig, Vsevolod ^a   Yagev, Ronit ^a   Wecksler, Natan ^a   Gurman, Gabriel ^a   Lifshitz, Tova ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE;

AGED; AIRWAY; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CONVULSION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; HUMAN; MALE; PERIBULBAR ANESTHESIA; PERIBULBAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RETROBULBAR ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0034971282     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(00)00815-4     Document Type: Article

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