Dr. Luciana M. Curia, MD
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
11190 Health Park Blvd Naples FL, 34110About
Dr. Luciana Curia is an anesthesiologist practicing in Miami, FL. Dr. Curia ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Curia also might help manage pain after an operation.
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How long does a colonoscopy take with general anesthesia?
Do they give you general anesthesia to check your colon?
Typically a colonoscopy is done under deep sedation. Patients are deeply sedated so they tolerate the procedure READ MORE
How long is local anesthesia for hand surgery?
Hand surgery can be done with multiple types of anesthesia. Depending on the complexity of the procedure, usually is a combination of sedation and local anesthesia provided by the surgeon directly over the surgical site or, if the case is much more involved, the anesthesiologist can perform a peripheral nerve block. That will numb the entire arm for an average of 16-24 hours depending on the local anesthetic used READ MORE
Can sinusitis surgery be done with local anesthesia?
These are big cases that requiere protecting what we call the airway. Because they are working on your nose, there is a possibility the patient’s own blood can get swallowed and trigger nausea and vomiting. It is the safest way to protect the airway with a breathing tube READ MORE
Can back surgery be done with local anesthesia?
Is it back surgery or a block they are doing? READ MORE
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