Back to the future: breast surgery with tumescent local anesthesia (TLA)?

Purpose Breast surgery is usually performed under general anesthesia. Tumescent local anesthesia (TLA) offers the possibility to anesthetize large areas with highly diluted local anesthetic. Methods In this paper, the implementation, and experiences with TLA in the field of breast surgery are discus...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of gynecology and obstetrics 2023-09, Vol.308 (3), p.935-940
Hauptverfasser: Boeer, B., Helms, G., Pasternak, J., Roehm, C., Kofler, L., Haefner, H. M., Moehrle, M., Heim, E., Fischer, H., Brucker, S. Y., Hahn, M.
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose Breast surgery is usually performed under general anesthesia. Tumescent local anesthesia (TLA) offers the possibility to anesthetize large areas with highly diluted local anesthetic. Methods In this paper, the implementation, and experiences with TLA in the field of breast surgery are discussed. Conclusion For carefully selected indications, breast surgery in TLA represents an alternative to ITN.
ISSN:1432-0711
0932-0067
1432-0711
DOI:10.1007/s00404-023-06938-5