Local anesthesia with sedation for arthroscopic surgery of the knee: a report of 100 consecutive cases.
Our purpose is to describe the technic we use to provide local anesthesia with sedation for the performance of both diagnostic and operative arthroscopy of the knee. This technic has been well accepted by majority of the patients and proved to be quite safe.
D000759:Adjuvants, Anesthesia / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D001182:Arthroscopy; D002045:Bupivacaine; D003975:Diazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005283:Fentanyl / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000187:drug effects; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008012:Lidocaine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D000759:Adjuvants, Anesthesia; D008012:Lidocaine; D003975:Diazepam; D005283:Fentanyl; D002045:Bupivacaine