A device for oxygen administration during ophthalmic surgery under local anasthesia

Ophthaine (proparacine Hydrochloride) a Local Anaesthetic for Ophthalmic Surgery.

THERE has long been a need in ophthalmology for a pleasant, non-irritant, safe and effective local analgesic, free from such side-effects as pupil dilatation or cycloplegia. The compounds in common use to-day, such as cocaine 4 per cent. (D.D.A.), affect the pupil and desiccate the cornea, and amethocaine (Pantocain, Pontocaine, Tetracain) and related compound amylocaine (Dorsacaine, Phenolaine...

Evaluation of adherence to oxygen therapy standards before, during and after oxygen hood administration

Background and Purpose: Oxygen therapy is one of the common treatments for neonates with cardiopulmonary disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate adherence to oxygen therapy standards by nurses before, during and after using oxygen hood. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 250 cases of nursing care were evaluated before, during and after administration of oxygen hood therapy in pre...

Anaesthesia for ophthalmic surgery.

Patients' subjective visual experiences during vitreous surgery under local anesthesia.

OBJECTIVE To investigate patient's visual experience during vitreous surgery under local anesthesia. METHODS A prospective and randomized study of 76 patients that underwent vitreous surgeries in our hospital between July 2010 and December 2010 was designed. All patients were interviewed half an hour before and within 1 hour after the surgery using a standardized questionnaire. Basic characte...

Sedation for Epilepsy Surgery under Local Anesthesia

Performing craniotomy with the patient awake continues to represent an important option for the surgical management of patients with refractory epilepsy when intraoperative functional neurologic testing or electrocorticography (ECoG) are needed to define the extent of the corticectomy. The long duration of many neurosurgical procedures, the need to perform intraoperative functional cortical map...