Local anesthesia and anxiolytic techniques for oculoplastic surgery.

Ing, Edsel B; Philteos, Justine; Sholohov, Galina; Kim, David Ta; Nijhawan, Navdeep; Mark, Patrick W; Gilbert, Jaclyn

Ing, Edsel B; Philteos, Justine; Sholohov, Galina; Kim, David Ta; Nijhawan, Navdeep; Mark, Patrick W; Gilbert, Jaclyn.

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Ing EB; Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, edinglidstrab@gmail.com.
Philteos J; School of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Sholohov G; Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel.
Kim DT; Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, edinglidstrab@gmail.com.
Nijhawan N; Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, edinglidstrab@gmail.com.
Mark PW; Department of Anesthesia, Michael Garron Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada.
Gilbert J; Department of Anesthesia, Michael Garron Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada.

Clin Ophthalmol ; 13: 153-160, 2019.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30666086

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

This study discusses local anesthetic agents, administration techniques, ancillary considerations, and safety precautions for oculoplastic surgery including eyelid, lacrimal, orbital, and temporal artery biopsy procedures. Methods for reducing patient apprehension and discomfort including systemic premedication, topical pre-anesthetic, visual, auditory and tactile distraction techniques, regional blocks, small gauge needles, warmed lidocaine, and buffered lidocaine are discussed.

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anxiolytics; eyelid; lacrimal; local anesthesia; oculoplastics; orbit; temporal artery biopsy

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Clin Ophthalmol Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article