Anesthesia for Pars Plana Vitrectomy with Insulin Needle, Is It Possible?

Peribulbar block is commonly used for ocular posterior segment surgery. This work aimed to compare the efficacy of using 12.5 mm to 25 mm standard needle length in performing single injection peribulbar block for retinal surgery. Peribulbar block was performed in 120 patients using either standard 2...

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Main Authors: Waleed Riad, Nauman Ahmed, Emad Abboud, Essam Al-Harthi, Eman Kahtani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Anesthesiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/179768