Ropivacaine plus lidocaine versus bupivacaine plus lidocaine for peribulbar block in cataract surgery: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, single-center, comparative clinical study

• Main Authors: Venkata Ramanareddy Moolagani (Author), Shanker Rao Burla (Author), Bhaskara Rao Neethipudi (Author), Suryanarayana Murthy Upadhyayula (Author), Anusha Bikkina (Author), Narasimha Rao Arepalli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aims: Cataract surgery in ophthalmology is usually done under peribulbar block with a mixture of 0.5% bupivacaine and 2% lidocaine. Several case reports of fatalities associated with bupivacaine has necessitated a search for alternative safe agents. The aim of this study was to compar...