Abstract

DE MIRANDA REMEDIOS, Dania Idelisa; CARMENATES BARYOLA, Leslie J; POZO ROMERO, José Antonio  and  COLMENARES SANCHO, Francisco. Oculocardiac reflex: anesthetic considerations. AMC [online]. 2010, vol.14, n.6, pp.1-9. ISSN 1025-0255.

Background: oculocardiac reflex is a very well-known phenomenon in the ophthalmologic surgery and since its discovery oculists and anesthesiologists consider it as a significant intraoperative problem, they describe dysrhythmia that caused morbidity and death. Objective: to carry out a revision on anesthetic considerations in the face of oculocardiac reflex. Method: a bibliographical revision on the topic, in which is approached anatomy, physiology, anesthetic particularities and treatment once it is presented. Conclusions: The exhaustive knowledge of the occurrence of oculocardiac reflex caused benefit to patients underwent to the ophthalmologic surgery.

Keywords : REFLEX OCULOCARDIAC [drug effects]; OPHTHAMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; THERAPEUTICS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC.

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