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Case Reports
. 2001 Jun;27(6):960-2.
doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(00)00815-4.

Respiratory arrest and convulsions after peribulbar anesthesia

V Rozentsveig  1 , R Yagev, N Wecksler, G Gurman, T Lifshitz
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Respiratory arrest and convulsions after peribulbar anesthesia

V Rozentsveig et al. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2001 Jun.

Abstract

We present a case in which a rare and serious complication with respiratory arrest and convulsions occurred after peribulbar anesthesia for cataract surgery. To our knowledge, respiratory arrest has been described as a complication only of retrobulbar, not peribulbar, anesthesia. Anesthesiologists trained in airway maintenance and ventilatory support should be available for immediate help when a peribulbar block is performed.

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