Impairment of ocular blood flow during regional orbital anesthesia

Background: Regional anesthesia for ophthalmic surgery has been associated with ischemic complications, such as central retinal vascular occlusion, optic atrophy and ischemic optic neuropathy. Impairment of pulsatile ocular blood flow (POBF) may occur with regional orbital anesthesia. In this study...

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Veröffentlicht in:Canadian journal of ophthalmology 2001-04, Vol.36 (3), p.140-144
Hauptverfasser: Coupland, Stuart G., Deschênes, Micheline C., Hamilton, Robert C.
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Zusammenfassung:Background: Regional anesthesia for ophthalmic surgery has been associated with ischemic complications, such as central retinal vascular occlusion, optic atrophy and ischemic optic neuropathy. Impairment of pulsatile ocular blood flow (POBF) may occur with regional orbital anesthesia. In this study we quantified POBF in patients undergoing regional orbital anesthesia. Methods: Eleven patients (12 eyes) with a mean age of 76.5 years having regional orbital anesthesia for cataract or retinal surgery at a private refractive surgical centre in Calgary had POBF monitoring before, during and 15 minutes after induction of anesthesia. Results: There were no significant changes in intraocular pressure or heart rate during the induction phase or 15 minutes after induction of regional orbital anesthesia. However, ocular blood flow indices, including pulse amplitude, pulse volume and POBF, were significantly reduced following attainment of regional orbital blockade (p < 0.05). With time there was recovery in these variables, but they all remained significantly reduced from baseline 15 minutes later. Interpretation: Ocular blood flow appears to be significantly impaired during regional orbital anesthesia, induced as described. There could be benefit in monitoring POBF to reveal otherwise undetectable deleterious effects on retinal circulation in patients having retrobulbar injections, orbital compression or digital manipulation of the globe. Contexte : L'on a associé l'anesthésie régionale en chirurgie oculaire avec les complications ischémiques, telles l'occlusion de l'artére et de la veine centrales de la rétine, l'atrophie optique et la neuropathie optique ischémique. Une insuffisance de débit sanguin oculaire pulsatile (DSOP) peut survenir au cours d'une anesthésié régionale orbitaire. Dans cette étude, nous avons quantifié le DSOP chez des patients subfssant une anesthésie régionale orbitaire. Méthodes : On a relevé le DSOP avant, pendant et 15 minutes après l'induction de l'anesthésie régionale orbitaire chez 11 patients (12 yeux), dont la moyenne d'âge était de 76,5 ans et qui subissaient une chirurgie de la cataracte ou de la rétine, dans une clinique privée de chirurgie réfractive de Calgary. Resultats : L'on n'a relevè aucun changement significatif de la pression intraoculaire ou du pouls pendant la phase d'induction de l'anesthèsie règionale orbitaire ni 15 minutes apreès. Toutefois, les indices du dèbit sanguin oculaire, y compris l'amplitude et le volume d
ISSN:0008-4182
1715-3360
DOI:10.1016/S0008-4182(01)80005-3