Back to the future: breast surgery with tumescent local anesthesia (TLA)?

B Boeer, G Helms, J Pasternak, C Roehm, L Kofler, H M Haefner, M Moehrle, E Heim, H Fischer, S Y Brucker, M Hahn

Archives of gynecology and obstetrics 2023 Sep

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Breast surgery is usually performed under general anesthesia. Tumescent local anesthesia (TLA) offers the possibility to anesthetize large areas with highly diluted local anesthetic. In this paper, the implementation, and experiences with TLA in the field of breast surgery are discussed. For carefully selected indications, breast surgery in TLA represents an alternative to ITN. © 2023. The Author(s).

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B Boeer, G Helms, J Pasternak, C Roehm, L Kofler, H M Haefner, M Moehrle, E Heim, H Fischer, S Y Brucker, M Hahn. Back to the future: breast surgery with tumescent local anesthesia (TLA)? Archives of gynecology and obstetrics. 2023 Sep;308(3):935-940