Immediate postoperative topical lidocaine gel for the treatment of eye pain following corneal abrasion in descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) under general anaesthesia: a pilot retrospective analysis

Immediate postoperative topical lidocaine gel for the treatment of eye pain following corneal abrasion in descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) under general anaesthesia: a pilot retrospective analysis

Abstract Background Patients undergoing corneal abrasion as part of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) under general anesthesia suffer from early burning pain postoperatively. This pain appears to be poorly treatable with systemic analgesics. This study aims to evaluate postoperative...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Leister, Björn Bachmann, Mario Matthaei, Uwe Trieschmann, Christine Schumacher, Vanessa Löw, Bernd W. Böttiger, Silvia Schrittenlocher, Ludwig M. Heindl, Claus Cursiefen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Postoperative pain
Topical lidocaine gel
Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty
Iatrogenic corneal abrasion
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-023-02258-y

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