Open AccessComparative evaluation of ropivacaine and lignocaine with ropivacaine, lignocaine and clonidine combination during peribulbar anaesthesia for phacoemulsification cataract surgery
Author(s) -
Balbir Khan,
Sukhminder Jit Singh Bajwa,
Ravi Vohra,
Sukhwinder Singh,
Rajwinder Kaur,
Vartika,
Asha Asha
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.93339
Subject(s) - ropivacaine , medicine , anesthesia , clonidine , phacoemulsification , cataract surgery , surgery , visual acuity
Peribulbar block is the most common type of local anaesthesia administered for cataract surgery, and continuous efforts are on to find a long-acting local anaesthetic (LA) drug with the safest pharmacological profile.