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Small Bowel Resection

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Position : Supine, arms extended
Time : 2-4 hours (long)
Blood Loss : Moderate (50 - 200 ml)
Post-op Pain : High (7-10)
Maintenance Paralytic : Yes
Blocks : TAP, Rectus Sheath, Quadratus Lumborum
Considerations : Aspiration risk / Full stomach, PONV, Arterial line, Anticoagulation / Antiplatelet Therapy

Anesthetic Approaches

1GETT, Nerve Block
2GETT, Epidural
3GETT, TIVA, Propofol Drip
The Surgery

Approach - midline or transverse laparotomy , or laparoscopy with CO2 insufflation and three to four ports; laparoscopy is increasingly the default for elective and stable cases and converts to open...

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