Sambhaji Chintale
India
Title: OUR EXPERIENCE 200 CASES OF THYROID SURGERY : UNDER LOCAL ANASTHESIA VERUSES GENERAL ANASTHESIA
Biography
Biography: Sambhaji Chintale
Abstract
Background: Local Anaesthesia is now being accepted universally as a safe alternative to generalanaesthesia for thyroid surgery. Aim: This study was carried out to compare the outcomes of patients undergoing thyroid surgery under local and general anaesthesia. Material and Methods: two atients who underwent thyroid surgery for benign and malignant diseases under local and generalanaesthesia from march 2014 to march 2017 were analysed. Patient characteristics analysedwere age, sex, pathology lesion size, operating time, length of stay, cost and post operative complications.Results: Mean lesion sizes were 5.26 cms. and 6.33 cms. in local and general anaesthesia group
respectively. Mean operating time was 41.6 minutes and 74.5 minutes in local anaesthesia and generalanaesthesia group respectively. Mean cost incurred was Rs.8000 in local anaesthesia and Rs.18000 in general anaesthesia group. Mean length of hospital stay was 39.26 hours and 71.06 hours in local anaesthesia and general anaesthesia group respectively. Conclusion: Local anaesthesia is a safe alternative to general anaesthesia for patients undergoing thyroid surgery. Use of local anaesthesiahas resulted in a decreased length of stay, cost and mean operating time, hence useful in a setup ithlimitedanaesthesia time and increased work load.
Key words: Local anaesthesia, thyroid surgery, general anaesthesia