Title | Experimental subdural retrobulbar injection of anesthetic. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1984 |
Authors | Drysdale DB |
Journal | Ann Ophthalmol |
Volume | 16 |
Issue | 8 |
Pagination | 716-8 |
Date Published | 1984 Aug |
ISSN | 0003-4886 |
Keywords | Anesthetics, Humans, Injections, Respiratory Insufficiency, Subdural Space |
Abstract | Sudden respiratory arrest following retrobulbar block, a complication which has gained increasing attention, is explained by an experimental study in which radiopaque dye was injected into the intraorbital subdural space, as could easily be done in a living patient, and was shown by radiography to diffuse posteriorly along the subdural space to the midbrain surrounding the respiratory center. Clinical implications are discussed. |
Alternate Journal | Ann Ophthalmol |
PubMed ID | 6497217 |