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Anesthesia for Pars Plana Vitrectomy (PPV) With Insulin Needle

Information source: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on October 19, 2009
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Retinal Disorders

Intervention: needle (Device); needle (Device); Pars Plana Vitrectomy (Procedure)

Phase: N/A

Status: Recruiting

Sponsored by: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Waleed Riad, MD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: KKESH

Overall contact:
Waleed Riad, MD,AB,SB, Phone: 0096614821234, Ext: 3215, Email: waleed_riad@yahoo.com

Summary

Periocular blockade with 12. 5 mm needle is as effective as block with 25 mm needle for patients undergoing Pars Plana Vitrectomy.

Clinical Details

Official title: Anesthesia for PPV Using Insulin Needle

Study design: Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind (Investigator), Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety Study

Primary outcome: Efficacy of insulin needle.

Detailed description: The author wants to see the effect of short needle in patients undergoing retinal surgery.

Eligibility

Minimum age: 40 Years. Maximum age: N/A. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Adult patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy under local anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients allergic to local anesthetic solutions

- With local sepsis

- Serious impairment of coagulation

- Orbital abnormalities

- Unable to cooperate in maintaining a relatively motionless supine position

- Who refused the anesthetic technique

Locations and Contacts

Waleed Riad, MD,AB,SB, Phone: 0096614821234, Ext: 3215, Email: waleed_riad@yahoo.com

King Khaled Eye Specialist hospital, Riyadh 11462, Saudi Arabia; Recruiting
Waleed Riad, Phone: 0096614821234, Ext: 3215, Email: waleed_riad@yahoo.com
Waleed Riad, MD, AB,SB, Principal Investigator
Additional Information

Starting date: August 2008
Ending date: December 2010
Last updated: June 15, 2009

Page last updated: October 19, 2009

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