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Enucleation and Evisceration

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Position : Supine, Bed turned 90 degrees, arms tucked
Time : 1-2 hours (average)
Blood Loss : Low (10-50 ml)
Post-op Pain : Moderate (4-6)
Maintenance Paralytic : No
Blocks : Retrobulbar
Considerations : PONV, Oculocardiac Reflex

Anesthetic Approaches

1GETT, Oral Rae
2GETT, Oral Rae, Nerve Block
The Surgery

Peritomy - a 360 degree conjunctival incision at the limbus opens the plane between conjunctiva, Tenon's capsule and sclera, exposing the muscles and the globe. Muscle isolation - each rectus is...

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