Painless hysterectomy: an innovative technique
Clavé, H.; Niccolaï, P.
Journal de Gynecologie Obstetrique et Biologie de la Reproduction 32(4): 375-380
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0368-2315 PMID: 12843887 Document Number: 553437
We describe a completely innovative approach to vaginal hysterectomy where the surgeon and anesthetist work in tandem to ensure that the patient receives optimal pain management: combined use of general and long-acting local-regional anesthesia and use of the "bi-clamp" procedure for bipolar electrosurgery which has proved to be a significant technical improvement. In this way, pain, until now the major drawback of this procedure, is really decreased allowing a better acceptance of the procedure and a greatly improved quality of life.