Anesthesia for Pars Plana Vitrectomy (PPV) With Insulin Needle

King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Retinal Disorders

Treatments: Device: needle; Procedure: Pars Plana Vitrectomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00735657

Rp0822

Details and patient eligibility

About

Periocular blockade with 12.5 mm needle is as effective as block with 25 mm needle for patients undergoing Pars Plana Vitrectomy.

Full description

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

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1

Active Comparator group

Description:

Control

Treatment:

Procedure: Pars Plana Vitrectomy

Device: needle

Device: needle

Group 2

Active Comparator group

Description:

Block with short needle

Treatment:

Procedure: Pars Plana Vitrectomy

Device: needle

Device: needle