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Local, regional and general anaesthesia techniques must be tailored for every oculoplastic procedure. This chapter will cover the main anaesthesia techniques used during oculoplastic surgeries, related anaesthetic drugs and some practical applications for the anaesthetic management.
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Yalcin Cok, O., Aziz, E.S. (2020). Anaesthesia in Oculoplasty. In: El Toukhy, E. (eds) Oculoplastic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36934-7_2
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