Complications of ophthalmologic nerve blocks: A review

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 564-569

  Ahmad, Shireen ^a   Ahmad, Afzal ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Eye surgery; Ophthalmologic; Ophthalmologic nerve blocks

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MANNITOL; MEPIVACAINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL;

APHASIA; APNEA; BLINDNESS; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN STEM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CORNEA INJURY; CRANIAL NERVE; CRYOTHERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG POTENCY; DYSPHAGIA; ECCHYMOSIS; EXOPHTHALMOS; EYE TOXICITY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEART ARREST; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJECTION; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUSCLE INJURY; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PAIN; PERFORATING EYE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA DISEASE; RETINOPEXY; RETROBULBAR HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE; VOMITING;

EID: 0347761498     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2003.01.003     Document Type: Review

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