TYK328
Factors contributing to the elicitation of the oculocardiac reflex include:
a) A light plane of anesthesia
b) Hypercarbia
c) Hypoxemia
d) Administration of a retrobulbar block
e) All of the above
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Answer
Answer e. The oculocardiac reflex may be more likely to occur in the presence of hypoventilation, hypoxemia, inadequate anesthesia, or during placement of a retrobulbar block given the increased pressure on the globe.
Notes
- This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.