TY - JOUR T1 - Intravenous lignocaine pretreatment to prevent intraocular pressure rise following suxamethonium and tracheal intubation. JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 596 LP - 598 DO - 10.1136/bjo.70.8.596 VL - 70 IS - 8 AU - D F Murphy AU - P Eustace AU - A Unwin AU - J B Magner Y1 - 1986/08/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/70/8/596.abstract N2 - Intravenous lignocaine (1.5 mg kg-1) was evaluated in patients undergoing intraocular surgery as a means of preventing the rise in intraocular pressure which accompanies tracheal intubation. In patients given either suxamethonium or pancuronium to facilitate tracheal intubation, lignocaine pretreatment conferred no benefit over placebo in preventing the intraocular hypertensive response. ER -