Can J Ophthalmol
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
A controlled clinical interventional trial comparing 2% chloroprocaine-bupivicaine versus 2% lidocaine-bupivicaine for retrobulbar anesthesia in scleral buckling surgery.
We undertook this prospective study to compare the relative effectiveness of a bupivicaine mixture with either lidocaine or chloroprocaine for retrobulbar anesthesia in scleral buckling surgery, since chloroprocaine, in some types of nonocular nerve block anesthesia, has been demonstrated to be a more effective nerve block anesthetic. ⋯ We found no difference in effectiveness for bupivicaine mixed with either lidocaine or chloroprocaine for retrobulbar anesthesia in scleral buckling surgery. Surgeon, anesthetist, and patient-centered data showed no differences in any of the measures studied.