Anesthesia Considerations for Ophthalmic Surgeries
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Anesthesia and Analgesia - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 5
Abstract
There are special concerns in ophthalmic surgeries, as most of these patients are elderly patients with multiple systemic diseases, pediatric patients, often premature with congenital syndromes, some of them may have limited access to airway, there are concerns regarding oculo cardiac reflex, intraocular pressure and anesthetic interaction and systemic effects of ophthalmic medications.
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Lalit Gupta
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