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Anesthesia
Data on anesthesia detailed by M.A. Rettenmaier and co-authors
June 9th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the impact of RealHand instruments on laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) for the treatment of stage I uterine cancer. This was a single-center, nonrandomized, consecutive patient pilot study." "Patient status was evaluated in terms of operative morbidity, length of surgery, anesthesia time, body mass index (BMI), estimated blood loss, uterine weight, and hospital stay. In the group of 10 patients, mean operative time was 1.7 hours, and anesthesia time was 2.3 hours. Mean estimated blood loss was 70mL, and patient hospital stay was 31.8 hours. No intra- or...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-06-09)
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