Open AccessAnaesthesia for robotic thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer and review of literature
Author(s) -
Shagun Bhatia Shah,
Uma Hariharan,
Anita Kulkarni,
Namrata Choudhary Dabas
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.174801
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroidectomy , palsy , surgery , thyroid cancer , thyroid , anesthesia , general surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Robotic thyroidectomy (RT) is a new gasless, scarless technique which utilises the da Vinci™ surgical robot to excise thyroid tumours. Anaesthetic management must be modified according to the patient position and robotic surgery equipment. Anaesthesiologists need to be geared up to face the new challenges posed by advancements in surgical techniques in order to maintain patient safety. Another vital aspect of this surgery is documenting possible recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy, for which a C-Mac D-Blade™ video laryngoscope serves as a valuable tool. Post-operative pain management in RT also merits special attention.