title: Office airway surgery.
abstract: The emergence and refinement of flexible endoscopes during the second half of the twentieth century has facilitated flexible bronchoscopy's rise as the standard for evaluation of and often intervention in the tracheobronchial tree. Many of these procedures require only topical anesthesia and may be conducted in office settings without sedation. The relocation of procedures previously reserved for the operating room or endoscopy suite confers cost savings, improves provider flexibility, and maintains patient safety while increasing satisfaction and limiting convalescence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Center for Voice and Swallowing, School of Medicine, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. pbelafsky@sbcglobal.net
authors.forename: Peter C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Belafsky
authors.forename: Maggie A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kuhn
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods; D000770:Anesthesia, Endotracheal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D057234:Preoperative Period; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D008012:Lidocaine