Seminars: Local and regional anesthesia for thyroid surgery

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 708-713

  Arora, Nimmi ^a   Dhar, Panchali ^a   Fahey III, Thomas J ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical block; Local anesthesia; Regional anesthesia; Thyroid surgery

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CERVICAL PLEXUS; DYSPHAGIA; EXPERIENCE; HEMATOMA; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PARACERVICAL BLOCK; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SAFETY; SEIZURE; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID SURGERY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

AMIDES; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; ENDOCRINE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MEPIVACAINE; NECK DISSECTION; THYROID DISEASES; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 33845392013     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.20694     Document Type: Review

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