Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
[Additive retrobulbar anesthesia in surgery of retinal detachment with general anesthesia. Reduced postoperative pain and stress response].
It has recently been shown that the pain occurring after retinal detachment surgery can be reduced by combined general and retrobulbar anesthesia. This study investigated the effect of retrobulbar anesthesia on the intra- and postoperative stress response and on postoperative pain, vigilance, nausea and vomiting. ⋯ The data show that combined local and general anesthesia has several advantages over general anesthesia alone, especially when the retrobulbar injection is given before retinal detachment surgery.