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LINX Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Position : Supine, Reverse Trendelenburg, arms extended
Time : 1-2 hours (average)
Blood Loss : Low (10-50 ml)
Post-op Pain : Moderate (4-6)
Maintenance Paralytic : Yes
Blocks : TAP
Considerations : Aspiration risk / Full stomach, PONV

Anesthetic Approaches

1GETT
2GETT, TIVA, Propofol Drip
The Surgery

Access - Four to five upper abdominal laparoscopic ports; CO2 pneumoperitoneum; liver retractor elevates the left lobe to expose the hiatus. Hiatal dissection - The gastroesophageal junction and both...

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