• J Clin Anesth · May 2012

    Ophthalmic regional blockade complication rate: a single center audit of 33,363 ophthalmic operations.

    • Waleed Riad and Farhat Akbar.
    • Department of Anesthesia, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh 11462, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. waleed_riad@yahoo.com
    • J Clin Anesth. 2012 May 1; 24 (3): 193-5.

    Study ObjectiveTo determine the incidence and contributing factors of complications for patients receiving regional ophthalmic anesthesia.DesignRetrospective analysis.SettingTertiary-care eye center.MeasurementsAnesthesia records of ophthalmic blocks performed from January 2003 to June 2009 were reviewed. The frequency of block-related complications and details of each complication were recorded.Main ResultsA total of 33,363 peribulbar blocks were performed, with a total incidence of 0.12% (41 cases). These complications may be divided into systemic complications, 18 cases (0.053%) and needle-related complications, 23 cases (0.068%).ConclusionPeribulbar block complications were rare. In this series, experience of caregivers and axial and needle length were not contributing factors.Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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