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Anesthesiology
Conscious sedation preferred for outpatient surgery
April 28th, 2005
Anesthesiologists at the University of Naples prefer using conscious sedation for outpatient (or day surgery) gynecologic cancer procedures. "Gynecologic oncology day surgery deals primarily with the diagnosis of endometrial, cervical, vulvar, and vaginal tumors. Conscious sedation is an important technique used in gynecologic oncology day surgery. It is often associated with regional anesthesia. The goals of conscious sedation are to provide effective pain control with complete safety, reduction of the recovery time, of the infection risk, and cost," wrote M.C. Pace and colleagues. "Since the consequences of the immunosuppressive effects of the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-04-28)
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