Oculocardiac Reflex during Pupilloplasty under Peribulbar Block

A 25-year-old healthy man developed sinus bradycardia during pupilloplasty under peribulbar anesthesia. During slippage of 3rd suture, the patient complained of uneasiness, lightheadedness, and nausea. His heart rate had fallen to 39/min in sinus rhythm. Intravenous atropine was injected, which impr...

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Main Authors: Akshay Bhatiwal, Sagarika Aggarwal, Shalini Virani, Sanjeev Kumar, Parveen Rewri
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-04-01
Series:Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/DLJO.DLJO_66_23
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Sanjeev Kumar
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description A 25-year-old healthy man developed sinus bradycardia during pupilloplasty under peribulbar anesthesia. During slippage of 3rd suture, the patient complained of uneasiness, lightheadedness, and nausea. His heart rate had fallen to 39/min in sinus rhythm. Intravenous atropine was injected, which improved patients’ symptoms and heart rate to baseline. Oculocardiac reflex (OCR) has not been reported with pupilloplasty so far. This case highlights that the risk of OCR is inconspicuous in ocular procedures under peribulbar anesthesia, and monitoring of heart rate and swift response is needed to avert adverse outcomes.
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spelling doaj-art-ac2ba6ec8c1f4bf5ad6ff589d8d858732025-08-20T02:11:18ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDelhi Journal of Ophthalmology0972-02002454-27842023-04-0133210510610.4103/DLJO.DLJO_66_23Oculocardiac Reflex during Pupilloplasty under Peribulbar BlockAkshay BhatiwalSagarika AggarwalShalini ViraniSanjeev KumarParveen RewriA 25-year-old healthy man developed sinus bradycardia during pupilloplasty under peribulbar anesthesia. During slippage of 3rd suture, the patient complained of uneasiness, lightheadedness, and nausea. His heart rate had fallen to 39/min in sinus rhythm. Intravenous atropine was injected, which improved patients’ symptoms and heart rate to baseline. Oculocardiac reflex (OCR) has not been reported with pupilloplasty so far. This case highlights that the risk of OCR is inconspicuous in ocular procedures under peribulbar anesthesia, and monitoring of heart rate and swift response is needed to avert adverse outcomes.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/DLJO.DLJO_66_23oculocardiac reflexperibulbar blockpupilloplasty
spellingShingle Akshay Bhatiwal
Sagarika Aggarwal
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Sanjeev Kumar
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Oculocardiac Reflex during Pupilloplasty under Peribulbar Block
Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology
oculocardiac reflex
peribulbar block
pupilloplasty
title Oculocardiac Reflex during Pupilloplasty under Peribulbar Block
title_full Oculocardiac Reflex during Pupilloplasty under Peribulbar Block
title_fullStr Oculocardiac Reflex during Pupilloplasty under Peribulbar Block
title_full_unstemmed Oculocardiac Reflex during Pupilloplasty under Peribulbar Block
title_short Oculocardiac Reflex during Pupilloplasty under Peribulbar Block
title_sort oculocardiac reflex during pupilloplasty under peribulbar block
topic oculocardiac reflex
peribulbar block
pupilloplasty
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