Inadvertent retrobulbar administration of hypertonic saline prior to cataract extraction

Andrew G Lee; William Lipsky; James N Bates; Frank Grady

doi:10.1016/S0886-3350(01)00805-7

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Inadvertent retrobulbar administration of hypertonic saline prior to cataract extraction

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Inadvertent retrobulbar administration of hypertonic saline prior to cataract extraction

Andrew G Lee, William Lipsky, James N Bates and Frank Grady

Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, Vol.28(1), pp.192-194

01/2002

DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(01)00805-7

PMID: 11777731

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Abstract

A 36-year-old woman with retinitis pigmentosa was scheduled for removal of posterior subcapsular cataracts and experienced inadvertent retrobulbar administration of hypertonic saline. The patient developed retrobulbar pain and ophthalmoplegia that slowly improved over time. Hypertonic saline may cause ophthalmoplegia and pain if inadvertently given as a retrobulbar injection.

Medication Errors

Humans

Ophthalmoplegia - physiopathology

Ophthalmoplegia - chemically induced

Pain - chemically induced

Phacoemulsification

Orbit - drug effects

Injections

Pain - physiopathology

Saline Solution, Hypertonic - adverse effects

Adult

Female

Lens Implantation, Intraocular

Details

Title: Subtitle: Inadvertent retrobulbar administration of hypertonic saline prior to cataract extraction
Creators: Andrew G Lee - Department of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242-1091, USA
William Lipsky
James N Bates
Frank Grady
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, Vol.28(1), pp.192-194
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(01)00805-7
PMID: 11777731
ISSN: 0886-3350
eISSN: 1873-4502
Language: English
Date published: 01/2002
Academic Unit: Anesthesia; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Record Identifier: 9984006317602771

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