A board-certified anesthesiologist in the room

Safety & setting · 2 min read

In a series of 150 patients having subglandular breast augmentation under tumescent local anesthesia and conscious sedation, the authors concluded the approach was safe in the presence of a board-certified anesthesiologist and with meticulous surgical technique. Minor complications occurred in 5.3% of patients; there was no hematoma or seroma, and the maximum lidocaine dose was 17 mg/kg.

It is one series, but the phrasing is telling: safety was framed as a team property.

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References

1. Rusciani A, Pietramaggiori G, Troccola A. The outcome of primary subglandular breast augmentation using tumescent local anesthesia. Ann Plast Surg. 2016;13-17. PMID 26670133