Hypnosis as sole anaesthesia for skin tumour removal in a patient with multiple chemical sensitivity.
Anaesthesia
; 68(9): 961-5, 2013 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
A female patient with multiple chemical sensitivity and previous anaphylactoid reactions to local anaesthetics was admitted for removal of a thigh skin tumour under hypnosis as sole anaesthesia. The hypnotic protocol included hypnotic focused analgesia and a pre-operative pain threshold test. After inducing hypnosis, a wide excision was performed, preserving the deep fascia, and the tumour was removed; the patient's heart rate and blood pressure did not increase during the procedure. When the patient was de-hypnotised, she reported no pain and was discharged immediately. Our case confirms the efficacy of hypnosis and demonstrates that it may be valuable as a sole anaesthetic method in selected cases. Hypnosis can prevent pain perception and surgical stress as a whole, comparing well with anaesthetic drugs.
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Assunto principal:
Dor
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Neoplasias Cutâneas
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Sensibilidade Química Múltipla
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Hipnose
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Anestesia
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article