TY - JOUR
T1 - Respiratory arrest and convulsions after peribulbar anesthesia
AU - Rozentsveig, Vsevolod
AU - Yagev, Ronit
AU - Wecksler, Natan
AU - Gurman, Gabriel
AU - Lifshitz, Tova
PY - 2001/1/1
Y1 - 2001/1/1
N2 - We present a case in which a rare and serious complication with respiratory arrest and convulsions occurred after peribulbar anesthesia for cataract surgery. To our knowledge, respiratory arrest has been described as a complication only of retrobulbar, not peribulbar, anesthesia. Anesthesiologists trained in airway maintenance and ventilatory support should be available for immediate help when a peribulbar block is performed.
AB - We present a case in which a rare and serious complication with respiratory arrest and convulsions occurred after peribulbar anesthesia for cataract surgery. To our knowledge, respiratory arrest has been described as a complication only of retrobulbar, not peribulbar, anesthesia. Anesthesiologists trained in airway maintenance and ventilatory support should be available for immediate help when a peribulbar block is performed.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0034971282
U2 - 10.1016/S0886-3350(00)00815-4
DO - 10.1016/S0886-3350(00)00815-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034971282
SN - 0886-3350
VL - 27
SP - 960
EP - 962
JO - Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
JF - Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
IS - 6
ER -