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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 149-153 |
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The milk anesthesia management of neonatal accessory digits: The 6 year Coventry and Warwickshire experience
Zeeshan Ahmad, Alan J Park
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, Warwickshire, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Correspondence Address:
Zeeshan Ahmad
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, Warwickshire, West Midlands CV2 2DX
United Kingdom
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-4958.148496
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The authors present their experience of the surgical management of accessory digits in neonates during a 6 year period (2006-2012). During this period a total of 135 cases were operated on using local anesthetic only when neonates were less than 8-10 weeks old. Through close relations with the local pediatricians, this pathway enables prompt and appropriate management, which is safe and obviates the need for general anesthesia. This paper highlights that managing this condition surgically can be performed in an appropriate pediatric setting safely solely under topical and local anesthesia with excellent cosmetic results as pediatric day-case procedures. |
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