Articaine versus Bupivacaine / Lidocaine mixture in episcleral peribulbar anesthesia for cataract surgery. A prospective randomized controlled study.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Eye Diseases; Surgery; cataract surgery; Anaesthesia

• Registration Number: PACTR201503001062685
• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams university

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-03-08
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Patients scheduled to undergo an elective cataract surgery under local anesthesia.
- ASA classification: I - III.
- Minimum age: 30 Years
- Maximum age:80 Years
- Gender: Both males and females.

Exclusion Criteria

- Patients younger than 30 years old,
- history of succinyl choline apnea,
- history of allergy to amide type local anesthetics.
- patient refusal or patients with communication problems.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Ocular movement will be assessed using the scoring system described by Brahma and colleagues. Ocular movement was scored for each direction of gaze in the superior, inferior, medial and lateral directions, with a maximum score for each direction of 3 points and a possible total maximum of 12 points.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The total volume of local anesthetic required and the need for supplementary local anesthesia will be recordedImmediate complications due to the block (e.g. Sub conjunctival hemorrhage, echymosis, retrobulbar hemorrhage) were also recorded.