Anaesthesia for robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: Considerations for laparoscopy in the Trendelenburg position

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 281-285

  Phong, S V N ^a,b   Koh, L K D ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Brachial plexus neurapraxia; Complications; Head down tilt; Laparoscopy; Laryngeal oedema; Respiratory distress; Robotic surgery; Robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy; Stridor

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; ATROPINE; DESFLURANE; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM;

AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BOLUS INJECTION; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPRAXIA; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FACE MASK; FLUID THERAPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX EDEMA; LIMB WEAKNESS; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; OPERATION DURATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERIORBITAL EDEMA; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; ROBOTICS; STRIDOR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 34247516047     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0703500221     Document Type: Article

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