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British Journal of Anaesthesia 2004 93(4):595-596; doi:10.1093/bja/aeh618
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© The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia 2004

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Articaine for sub-Tenon's and peribulbar anaesthesia in cataract surgery

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Editor—Two recent articles describing the use of articaine 2% for sub-Tenon's and peribulbar anaesthesia demonstrated a superior block compared with the traditional bupivacaine 0.5%/lidocaine 2% mixture.1 2 However, neither article commented on the longer term (2 week) follow-up of these patients, with particular reference to full recovery from block. The experience of articaine in dental surgery should make us cautious if we choose to use this local anaesthetic in ocular blocks. Neurotoxicity was reported by Haas and Lennon3 in a 21 yr retrospective study of paraesthesiae after . . . [Full Text of this Article]

T. A. King, J. Mitchell and K. Altman

Eastbourne, UK

M. Ozdemir

Kahramanmaras, Turkey

K. G. Allman

Exeter, UK


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