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 |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 1432-0711 0932-0067 1432-0711 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00404-023-06938-5 |