“What type of anesthesia is used for liver resection?”
I will have a liver resection. What type of anesthesia is used for liver resection?
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We always use general anesthesia with advanced monitors such as an arterial line (to measure BP in real time) and a central venous pressure line (placed in the neck). This is a complex anesthetic that should be done at major medical centers where people have had experience. (Do not try this at home!!)
You will need general anesthesia. You will go all the way off to sleep and have a breathing tube placed. You will also need central line(s) placed into your neck to be able to give you large volume blood/fluids as needed throughout the surgery and to transduce your central venous pressure for the doctors to see continuously throughout the surgery. I hope this helps.
For a liver resection, general anesthesia is required.
General anesthesia is required for a liver resection.
General-GETA.
