[Inadvertent globe perforation during peribulbar anaesthesia and sedation with propofol]

E Schaack; B Diallo; J-M Devys

doi:10.1016/j.annfar.2005.08.017

[Inadvertent globe perforation during peribulbar anaesthesia and sedation with propofol]

Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2006 Jan;25(1):43-5. doi: 10.1016/j.annfar.2005.08.017. Epub 2005 Oct 12.

[Article in French]

Authors

E Schaack¹, B Diallo, J-M Devys

Affiliation

¹ Département d'anesthésie-réanimation chirurgicale, fondation ophtalmologique Adolphe-de-Rothschild, 25-29, rue Manin, 75019 Paris, France.

PMID: 16226425
DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2005.08.017

Abstract

Sedation has been used widely for reducing patient anxiety during peribulbar block for ocular surgery. We report the case of a patient in whom a spontaneous move after injection of propofol for peribulbar block resulted in a globe perforation.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Anesthesia, Spinal / adverse effects*
Eye Injuries / etiology*
Humans
Hypnotics and Sedatives
Male
Nerve Block / adverse effects*
Preanesthetic Medication*
Propofol

Substances

Hypnotics and Sedatives
Propofol