Orbital decompression surgery for thyroid eye disease: implications for anaesthesia

Orbital decompression surgery for thyroid eye disease: implications for anaesthesia

Summary The management of thyroid-associated eye disease is reviewed with particular reference to surgical management and its implications for anaesthetists. Experience from a unit undertaking such surgery is presented.

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of anaesthesiology 2006-03, Vol.23 (3), p.183-189
Hauptverfasser: Stannard, L., Slater, R. M., Leatherbarrow, B.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anesthesia
Decompression, Surgical
Eye diseases
Females
Graves Ophthalmopathy - physiopathology
Graves Ophthalmopathy - surgery
Humans
Medical imaging
Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures
Optic nerve
Orbit - surgery
Patients
Review
Risk
Thyroid diseases
Thyroid gland
Tissues
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Zusammenfassung:Summary The management of thyroid-associated eye disease is reviewed with particular reference to surgical management and its implications for anaesthetists. Experience from a unit undertaking such surgery is presented.
ISSN:0265-0215
1365-2346
DOI:10.1017/S0265021505001900