Anaesthesia for daycase gynaecological laparoscopy: a survey of clinical practice in the United Kingdom.
Gynaecological laparoscopy is a daycase procedure that can be associated with significant morbidity and patients may require admission to hospital for overnight stay. Following a decision to administer intraperitoneal bupivacaine routinely to such patients in our day surgery unit, we wished to establish whether this was routine practice elsewhere. We therefore carried out a postal survey of consultant anaesthetists in the UK who regularly anaesthetise patients undergoing daycase gynaecological laparoscopy, addressing a number of clinical issues. The results of the survey are presented, discussed and compared with published advice.
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Department of Anaesthesia, Southern General Hospital NHS Trust, Glasgow, UK.
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D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods; D019162:Anesthetics, Combined; D000932:Antiemetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods; D010535:Laparoscopy; D020250:Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / Q000517:prevention & control; D011364:Professional Practice; D006113:United Kingdom
D019162:Anesthetics, Combined; D000932:Antiemetics