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Anaesthetic Considerations for Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS)

Alicja A’Court1†, James E. Dinsmore2

1Specialty Doctor Anaesthetist, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK
2Consultant Anaesthetist, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK

Edited by: Erin Bushell, Assistant Clinical Professor in Anaesthesia, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

†Corresponding author email: alacourt7@gmail.com

Published 4 September 2018

Abstract

Trans-Oral Robotic Surgery (TORS) is used for minimally invasive procedure for head and neck surgery. Potentially difficult airway and stimulating nature of the procedure requires a specific anaesthetic technique. Opioid based multi-modal analgesia is required for possible severe post-operative pain. This tutorial presents anaesthesia management for TORS.

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