Sentinel lymph node biopsy under local anaesthesia versus general anaesthesia: Reliability and cost-effectiveness analysis in 153 patients with malignant melanoma

In Vivo

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 315-318

  Covarelli, Piero ^a   Badolato, M ^a   Tomassini, G M ^b   Poponesi, V ^a   Listorti, C ^a   Castellani, E ^a   Boselli, C ^a   Noya, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Perugia General Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

General anaesthesia; Healthcare costs; Local anaesthesia; Melanoma; Sentinel node biopsy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; MEPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 84857844027     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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