A Case of Oculocardiac Reflex During Endoscopic Sinus Surgery.
- Author:
Hong In BAEK
1
;
Ki Joon OH
;
Jin YU
;
Young In KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kwangju Christian Hospital, Gwangju, Korea. kchent2@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Oculocardiac reflex;
Complication;
Endoscopic sinus surgery
- MeSH:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac;
Atrioventricular Block;
Cardiac Complexes, Premature;
Heart Arrest;
Heart Rate;
Korea;
Reflex, Oculocardiac;
Sinusitis;
Visual Fields
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2008;51(4):387-389
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Endoscopic sinus surgery has been used popularly for treatment of chronic paranasal sinusitis. Sometimes endoscopic sinus surgery is complicated by narrow visual field and anatomical variations. Oculocardiac reflex is developed by surgical or nonsurgical procedures to the eyeball. It occurs because of decreasing of heart rate and other arrhythmia including atrioventricular block, ventricular premature beat and cardiac arrest. Oculocardiac reflex during endoscopic sinus surgery is unusual and it is potentially a life threatening complication. The authors report the first case of oculocardiac reflex experienced during endoscopic sinus surgery in Korea with a review of the literature.
