Comparison of Regional vs. General Anesthesia for Surgical Repair of Open-Globe Injuries at a University Referral Center.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study compares the clinical features and physician selection of either Regional Anesthesia (peribulbar or retrobulbar block) with Monitored Anesthesia Care (RA-MAC) or General Anesthesia (GA) for open globe injury repair.

Design

A non-randomized, comparative, retrospective case series at a University Referral Center.

Participants

All adult repairable open globe injuries receiving primary repair between January 1st, 2004 and December 31st, 2014 (11 years). Exclusion criteria were patients less than 18 years of age and those treated with primary enucleation.

Methods

Data was gathered via retrospective chart review.

Main outcome measures

Data collected from each patient was age, gender, injury type, location, length of wound, presenting visual

SUBMITTER: McClellan AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5607023 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature