title: Local anesthesia for middle ear surgery.
abstract: The adequacy of anesthesia and comfort during surgery was assessed for 100 consecutive patients undergoing middle ear surgery using local anesthesia, both by the patients themselves and by the surgeon. The possibility of inducing an iatrogenic facial weakness was also evaluated. Both the surgeon and the majority of patients were pleased with the quality of anesthesia and little adverse effects occurred as a consequence of local anesthesia itself.
authors.affiliation: SSK Izmir Education Hospital, Bozyaka-Izmir, Turkey. gulc@isbank.net.tr
authors.forename: Gül
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caner
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Olgun
authors.forename: Gürol
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gültekin
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aydar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome