First off, disclaimer. This article does not in anyway provide for any medical advice whatsoever. This is merely my experience in relation to tonsillectomy.
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While I was in my alma mater, a friend asked me what type of anesthetic is used when a tonsillectomy is done?
It took me only a few seconds to ponder on it and almost instantaneously in unison with my another friend, we answered, "General".
Later that day, it made me ponder more, if I was wrong all along.
First off, disclaimer. This article does not in anyway provide for any medical advice whatsoever. This is merely my experience in relation to tonsillectomy.
While I was in my alma mater, a friend asked me what type of anesthetic is used when a tonsillectomy is done?
It took me only a few seconds to ponder on it and almost instantaneously in unison with my another friend, we answered, "General".
Later that day, it made me ponder more, if I was wrong all along.
I remember tonsillitis usually occurs with children, if the question (since I have no idea what the damned question was) has hinted that the patient was a child I'm pretty sure, the operation would involve a general anesthetic.
When you're an adult, now that's another question. And that's something to research about.
[minutes later]
I was able to read that adults may opt for local anesthesia. Although for the pediatric population, it is a must for them to be under general anesthesia.
For more information:
You may read these references I was able to google [you are very much welcome to research some more].
- http://doi.wiley.com/10.1288/00005537-198603000-00013
- http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/St-Wr/Tonsillectomy.html
- http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/872119-overview
More after the jump...
