%0 Journal Article
%T Sub-Tenon's anesthesia: an update
%A Guise P
%J Local and Regional Anesthesia
%D 2012
%I Dove Medical Press
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/LRA.S16314
%X b-Tenon's anesthesia: an update Review (2030) Total Article Views Authors: Guise P Published Date June 2012 Volume 2012:5 Pages 35 - 46 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/LRA.S16314 Received: 14 February 2012 Accepted: 14 March 2012 Published: 21 June 2012 Philip Guise Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand Abstract: Sub-Tenon's block has become the most common technique of orbital regional anesthesia in many centers. It provides effective anesthesia to the orbit with a lower incidence of sight-threatening complications than sharp needle techniques. This article will discuss the relevant anatomy, finer points of sub-Tenon's block technique, and the evidence supporting its safety.
%K anesthesia local
%K anesthesia ophthalmic
%K sub-Tenon's block
%K techniques
%K complications
%U https://www.dovepress.com/sub-tenon39s-anesthesia-an-update-peer-reviewed-article-LRA