Day Care Hemithyroidectomy under Superficial Cervical Plexus Block

Vishwa B Gaonkar; Santosh Kumaraswamy; Chitresh Kumar

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10088-11158

SEARCH WITHIN CONTENT

Online First

Day Care Hemithyroidectomy under Superficial Cervical Plexus Block

Vishwa B Gaonkar, Santosh Kumaraswamy, Chitresh Kumar

Citation Information : Gaonkar VB, Kumaraswamy S, Kumar C. Day Care Hemithyroidectomy under Superficial Cervical Plexus Block. 2021; 16 (1):20-22.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10088-11158

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 26-06-2021

ARTICLE
REFERENCES

Abstract

Currently, most of the thyroidectomies are being done under general anesthesia (GA). Sometimes superficial cervical plexus block (SCPB) may be used if the patient is not for GA. Daycare hemithyroidectomy (HT) can be safely performed under SCPB for small benign thyroid nodules. The HT under SCPB is not associated with intubation-related complications, no need for hospitalization, early return to home, and economical surgery.

PDF Share

Belitova M, Pandev R, Karadimov D. General or local anaesthesia in one-day thyroid surgery-does it matter? Balkan Med J 2012;29(2):124–128. DOI: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2012.006.
Sarkar S, Banerjee S, Sarkar R, et al. A review on the history of ‘thyroid surgery.’ Indian J Surg 2016;78(1):32–36. DOI: 10.1007/s12262-015-1317-5.
Kim JS, Ko JS, Bang S, et al. Cervical plexus block. Korean J Anesthesiol 2018;71(4):274–288. DOI: 10.4097/kja.d.18.00143.
Usui Y, Kobayashi T, Kakinuma H, Watanabe K, Kitajima T, Matsuno K. An anatomical basis for blocking of the deep cervical plexus and cervical sympathetic tract using an ultrasound-guided technique. Anesth Analg. 2010 Mar 1;110(3):964–968. DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181c91ea0”

PDF Share