“What type of anesthesia is used for colectomy?”
I will have a colectomy. What type of anesthesia is used for colectomy?
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A colectomy requires general anesthesia with a breathing tube (totally asleep throughout the case). This is because this is a major abdominal surgery that necessitates precise surgical acumen and no room for movement at all (esp. if it is a laparoscopic surgery [ie video in your belly] with sharp tools inside your abdomen. Your anesthesiologist may also offer you a thoracic epidural which can be placed before the surgery and provides excellent opioid-sparing, post operative pain relief. Hope this helps.
General anesthesia.
General anesthesia.
General, GETA.
General anesthesia is used.
