Outpatient anaesthesia for dilatation and curettage.
An anaesthetic technique (caudal blockade with chloroprocaine and intravenous propanidid) for patients having dilatation and curettage of the uterus as outpatients is presented, and a prospective series of patients reviewed. Results show a high level of patient satisfaction with the technique and a low incidence of side effects.
D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000763:Anesthesia, Caudal; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011343:Procaine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D011410:Propanidid; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology
D011343:Procaine; D011410:Propanidid