title: Review of anesthesia for middle ear surgery.
abstract: Special considerations for middle ear surgery include a bloodless surgical field, attention to patient head positioning, facial nerve monitoring, and management of postoperative nausea and vomiting. Middle ear surgery can be done under local or general anesthesia; each has advantages and disadvantages.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Irwin
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*