Is local anesthesia an affordable alternative to general anesthesia for minilaparoscopy?

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 111-114

  Zupi, E ^a,c   Marconi, D ^a   Sbracia, M ^a   Solima, E ^a   Zullo, F ^b   Dauri, M ^a   Romanini, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^c Gen Hosp S Giovanni Calibita   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION;

EID: 0034011255     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(00)80019-5     Document Type: Article

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