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Articaine versus Bupivacaine / Lidocaine mixture in episcleral peribulbar anesthesia for cataract surgery. A prospective randomized controlled study.

80 patients of both sexes undergoing elective cataract surgery with peribulbar episcleral anesthesia. Patients will be randomly allocated into two groups, 40 patients each. Group A: 40 patients will receive peribulbar episcleral anesthesia using 2% articaine as a local anesthetic agent. Group B: 40 patients will receive peribulbar episcleral anesthesia using a mixture of 0.5% bupivacaine and 2% Li

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR201503001062685
Enrollment
80
Registered
2015-03-08
Start date
2015-03-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

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Conditions

Eye Diseases Surgery cataract surgery Anaesthesia

Interventions

Group A
Group B

Sponsors

Ain Shams university
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Patients scheduled to undergo an elective cataract surgery under local anesthesia. - ASA classification: I - III. - Minimum age: 30 Years - Maximum age: 80 Years - Gender: Both males and females.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Patients younger than 30 years old, - history of succinyl choline apnea, - history of allergy to amide type local anesthetics. - patient refusal or patients with communication problems.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Ocular movement will be assessed using the scoring system described by Brahma and colleagues. Ocular movement was scored for each direction of gaze in the superior, inferior, medial and lateral directions, with a maximum score for each direction of 3 points and a possible total maximum of 12 points.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The total volume of local anesthetic required and the need for supplementary local anesthesia will be recordedImmediate complications due to the block (e.g. Sub conjunctival hemorrhage, echymosis, retrobulbar hemorrhage) were also recorded.

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactMostafa Mansour

lecturer of anesthesia and intensive care

mostafa.mansor@med.asu.edu.eg+201093322145

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026