TY - JOUR
T1 - Penetrating globe injury during infraorbital nerve block
AU - Saeedi, Osamah J.
AU - Wang, Hao
AU - Blomquist, Preston H.
PY - 2011/4
Y1 - 2011/4
N2 - Penetrating globe injury is a possible complication after ocular local anesthesia (including peribulbar and retrobulbar blocks).1-3 Regional nerve blocks of the face are frequently performed by a variety of physicians, including anesthesiologists, otolaryngologists, and other facial surgeons. We describe a case of penetrating globe injury that occurred during an extraoral infraorbital block due to passage of the needle through the infraorbital canal.
AB - Penetrating globe injury is a possible complication after ocular local anesthesia (including peribulbar and retrobulbar blocks).1-3 Regional nerve blocks of the face are frequently performed by a variety of physicians, including anesthesiologists, otolaryngologists, and other facial surgeons. We describe a case of penetrating globe injury that occurred during an extraoral infraorbital block due to passage of the needle through the infraorbital canal.
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U2 - 10.1001/archoto.2010.239
DO - 10.1001/archoto.2010.239
M3 - Article
C2 - 21242530
AN - SCOPUS:79954465618
SN - 0886-4470
VL - 137
SP - 396
EP - 397
JO - Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
JF - Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
IS - 4
ER -