Ophthalmic Artery Resistance Index After Peribulbar Block in the Presence of Epinephrine

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2014-05-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Evaluate ophthalmic artery flow by echo-Doppler before and after peribulbar block with lidocaine in presence or absence of epinephrine.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of Minas Gerais
• Treatments: Epinephrine; Epinephryl borate; Lidocaine; Racepinephrine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I, II or III physical status classification

• Cataract surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• glaucoma

• diabetic retinopathy

• previous eye surgery in the same eye

• ocular trauma

• allergic to any protocol medication

• uncooperative patients or cognitive difficulties

• axial eye diameter of less than 21.0 mm or greater than 25.5 mm.