Local anesthesia with monitored anesthesia care vs general anesthesia in thyroidectomy: A randomized study

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-173

  Snyder, Samuel K ^a,b   Roberson, Charles R ^a   Cummings, Carol C ^a   Rajab, Mohammad H ^a  

^a TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DESFLURANE; FENTANYL CITRATE; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROIDECTOMY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33244493993     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.141.2.167     Document Type: Article

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