Loss of vision caused by expansion of intraocular perfluoropropane (C3F8) gas during nitrous oxide anesthesia

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 761-763

  Hart, Richard H ^a   Vote, Brendan J ^b   Borthwick, James H ^c   McGeorge, Archibald J ^b   Worsley, David R ^a  

^a WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; BRIMONIDINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OCTAFLUOROPROPANE;

AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; EYE PAIN; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA HOLE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0036844812     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)01654-9     Document Type: Article

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