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83rd Annual Meeting of the German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

16.05. - 20.05.2012, Mainz

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Local Anesthesia in endoscopic sinus surgery

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  • Chang Shu - Fouth affiliated medical college of Suzhou University, Wuxi, P.R. China
  • Chun Huang - Fouth affiliated medical college of Suzhou University, Wuxi, P.R. China
  • Yan Zhang - Fouth affiliated medical college of Suzhou University, Wuxi, P.R. China
  • Changling Sun - Fouth affiliated medical college of Suzhou University, Wuxi, P.R. China
  • Jia Shen - Fouth affiliated medical college of Suzhou University, Wuxi, P.R. China

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie. 83. Jahresversammlung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie. Mainz, 16.-20.05.2012. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2012. Doc12hnod673

doi: 10.3205/12hnod673, urn:nbn:de:0183-12hnod6739

Published: April 4, 2012

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Objective: To investigate the feasibility of endoscopic sinus surger under local anesthesia.

Method: 810 patients underwent endoscopic sinus surgery from January 2000 to December 2007 with complete follow-up data were selected randomly. Validity of anesthesia were evaluated using VAS(Visual Analogue Scale). Operation duration,bleeding quatity in operation,Operation therapeutic efficacy, hospitalization expenses and patient’s evaluation to the operation.

Result: the score of VAS of local anesthesia was 3.18±0.46. Cases with no pain and mild pain account for 78.28 percent. moderate pain 16.71 percent, severe pain 5.01 percent. The average bleeding quantity in operation, Complication incurrence rate, cure rate 6 months after operatin, operation cost, patients’ evaluation in local anesthesia group was 43.25士27.46(ml), 41.14士9.479(min) , 1.78%, 4000-6000 yuan（RMB）, 9.28±2.21 score.

Conclusion: For the endoscopic sinus surgery, most cases can be conducted in local anesthesia if the indication were adequate and sophisticated skills and advanced instrument available.