Choice of anaesthetic and healthcare facility for third molar surgery.
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg
; 36(5): 333-40, 1998 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-9831052
ABSTRACT
A prospective investigation was carried out to find out which factors affected the choice of anaesthetic for 444 consecutive patients (153 male, 291 female, age range 15-85) listed for extraction of third molars. Two hundred and seventy-two were listed for treatment under general anaesthesia, 120 (44%) as inpatients and 152 (60%) as day cases. The remaining 144 (32%) patients were to be treated under local anaesthesia and 28 (6%) with additional intravenous sedation. Logistic regression analysis showed that difficulty of surgery, patients' anxiety, patients' preferences, medical history, and number of teeth to be removed were important predictors of choice of anaesthetic. From an anaesthetist's perspective, many more patients should have been treated under local anaesthesia with intravenous sedation and fewer should have been listed for inpatient extraction under general anaesthesia.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Extracción Dental
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Anestesia Dental
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Tercer Molar
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg
Año:
1998
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido