Open AccessPerioperative concerns in transoral robotic surgery: Initial experience of four cases
Author(s) -
Suryakumar Narayanasamy,
Puneet Khanna,
Amar P Bhalla,
Anil K. Singh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.94895
Subject(s) - medicine , transoral robotic surgery , throat , food and drug administration , perioperative , nose , robotic surgery , surgery , general surgery , head and neck , head and neck surgery , otorhinolaryngology , medical emergency
US Food and Drug Administration has recently approved transoral robotic surgery for the treatment of some benign tumors and selected malignant tumors of the head and neck. Robotically-assistance in ear, nose and throat surgery is established and will play an increasingly large role in the future of surgical practice. Anesthesiologists need to modify their management and familiarize themselves with the upcoming robotic procedures to ensure better patient outcomes and improve patient safety.