Publications by authors named "Ilma Patricia Machado"
Purpose: There are controversies regarding ophthalmic artery (OA) flow after peribulbar block in the presence of epinephrine. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate OA flow via echo-Doppler before and after peribulbar block with lidocaine in the presence or absence of epinephrine.
Methods: Fifty-six patients who had an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification of I, II or III and were eligible for cataract phacoemulsification surgery were selected.