Objectives: Vitreous and retinal (VR) surgery with or without scleral buckling is associated with significant postoperative pain in adults, and recent studies have addressed the effect of retro or peribulbar block on these parameters. VR surgery in children has received little attention regarding the incidence of pain and the role of regional anesthesia in modifying these parameters. In this st...

abstract oculocardiac reflex (ocr) sometimes occurs as a result of pressure on the eye or traction of the intraorbital surrounding structures during ophthalmic surgery. this can result in bradycardiac arrhythmia and cardiac arrest. a 45-year-old female was undergoing an elective squint correction surgery of one eye under local anaesthesia in a private hospital in december 2013. the patient was ...

Aim. Efficacy of granisetron and combination of granisetron and dexamethasone was evaluated for prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in children undergoing elective strabismus surgery. Methods. A total of 136 children (1-15 years) were included. Children received either granisetron (40 mcg/kg) [group G] or combination of granisetron (40 mcg/kg) and dexamethasone (150 mcg/kg) [...

Background In this prospective, non-randomized study, we tested the hypothesis if oculocardiac reflex (OCR) can be used as a predictor of postoperative nausea and vomiting following strabismus surgery in children. Methods 88 children aged between 2 and 16 years undergoing strabismus surgery were enrolled in the study between 2009 and 2011. All anaesthetic drugs were given in a specific sequence...

OBJECTIVE Dexmedetomidine is known to reduce the incidence of emergence agitation, which is a common complication after inhalational anesthesia like sevoflurane or desflurane in children. However, the dose of dexmedetomidine used for this purpose is reported variously and the most effective dose is not known. In this study, we tried to find the most effective dose of dexmedetomidine to reduce t...