TRANSIENT BLINDNESS FOLLOWING EPIDURAL ANALGESIA

被引:27
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作者
VICTORY, RA
HASSETT, P
MORRISON, G
机构
[1] CORK REG HOSP, DEPT OPHTHALM SURG, CORK, IRELAND
[2] CORK REG HOSP, DEPT ANAESTHET, CORK, IRELAND
关键词
ANESTHETIC TECHNIQUES; REGIONAL; EPIDURAL; COMPLICATIONS; BLINDNESS; EYE; RETINAL HEMORRHAGES;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2044.1991.tb09853.x
中图分类号
R614 [麻醉学];
学科分类号
100217 ;
摘要
A 43‐year‐old woman was given an epidural injection of steroid mixed with local anaesthetic, under general anaesthesia, for treatment of low back pain. In the recovery room she complained of blindness in one eye. Fundoscopy revealed retinal and vitreous haemorrhages in both eyes. Retinal haemorrhages can be caused by an increase in intracranial pressure and are therefore a possible complication of epidural anaesthesia. Copyright © 1991, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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页码:940 / 941
页数:2
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