Local/cervical block anesthesia versus general anesthesia for minimally invasive parathyroidectomy: What are the advantages?

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 744-749

  Black, Michael J ^a   Ruscher, Ann E ^a   Lederman, Julie ^a   Chen, Herbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperparathyroidism; Local anesthesia; Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy; MIRP; Parathyroidectomy; Radioguided

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; DESFLURANE; DOLASETRON MESILATE; LIDOCAINE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; RADIOSURGERY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, PRIMARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 33846635000     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-006-9261-z     Document Type: Article

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