Sub-Tenon's block reduces both intraoperative and postoperative analgesia requirement in vitreo-retinal surgery under general anaesthesia.

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: We compared the effects of sub-Tenon's local anaesthetic block and placebo on peri-operative opioid requirement and cardiovascular stability and on postoperative pain, nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing vitreo-retinal surgery under general anaesthesia. METHODS: We studied 43 patients undergoing vitreo-retinal surgery under general anaesthesia in a randomized double blind study. Patients received a standard general anaesthetic followed by a sub-Tenon's injecti...

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Authors: Farmery, A; Shlugman, D; Rahman, R; Rosen, P

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: European journal of anaesthesiology
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 12
• Pages: 973-978
• Publication date: 2003-12-01
• DOI: 10.1017/s0265021503001571
• EISSN: 1365-2346
• ISSN: 0265-0215
• Language: English
• Keywords: Anesthesia, Local; Hypertension; Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; Blood Pressure; Odds Ratio; Anesthesia, General; Anesthetics, Local; Pain, Postoperative; Codeine; Perioperative Care; Double-Blind Method; Aged; Acetaminophen; Middle Aged; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; Bupivacaine; Bradycardia; Analgesics, Opioid; Analgesics; Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Humans