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dc.contributor.authorOjuka, KD
dc.contributor.authorSaidi, H
dc.contributor.authorRere, EC
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-04T13:10:41Z
dc.date.available2019-09-04T13:10:41Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifierhttp://www.ajol.info/index.php/aas/article/view/94544
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11295/64826
dc.identifier.citationAnnals of African Surgery - Vol 10, No 2 (2013)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.adhl.africa/handle/123456789/7485
dc.description.abstractBackground: General anaesthesia is the anaesthetic agent of choice during thyroidectomy, however, recent reports there is a role for local anaesthesia. This study reports on the experience of thyroidectomy performed under infiltrative local anaesthesia in a rural surgical setting. Methods: This was a review of patients who underwent thyroidectomy during a surgical camp. We included the bio data of the patients, anaesthesia used, duration of surgery, immediate complications and duration of stay. Patients underwent either general or infiltrative local anaesthesia. Results: Out of seven patients undergoing surgery, three were performed under infiltrative local anaesthesia. The average age for all the patients was 37.43 +/- 5.3 years and there was no statistical difference in the mean age between patients who underwent infiltrative anaesthesia and those who underwent general anaesthesia. We noted one immediate transient difficulty in breathing in a patient who underwent general anaesthesia. The average length of stay was 2 days for local anaesthesia group and 2.25 days for general anaesthesia. Conclusions: There was no difference between the two groups either on biodata or outcome measures. Local anaesthesia is a safe alternative to general anaesthesia for patients undergoing thyroid surgeryen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCollege of Health sciencesen_US
dc.titleThe Role of Infiltrative Local Anaesthesia in Thyroidectomyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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