Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología
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Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol · Mar 2007
[Anesthesia for vitreoretinal surgery using a retrobulbar catheter technique].
To evaluate peroperative pain management using a flexible spinal anesthesia catheter introduced into the retrobulbar space which allows injections of local anesthetics for vitreoretinal surgery. ⋯ The retrobulbar catheter technique is a procedure which allows multiple re-injections of local anesthetics; it provides adequate analgesia during surgery and rapid, effective and safe postoperative pain management.