Publications by authors named "Dimitar Karadimov"

Objective: We aimed to determine the safety and feasibility of general anaesthesia (GA) compared with local anaesthesia + Monitored Anaesthesia Care (LA+MAC) for One-Day Thyroid Surgery (ODTS); to assess patient and operator satisfaction with either of the anesthetic approaches.

Material And Methods: We reviewed prospectively 130 patients who underwent ODTS from 2008 to 2011. 64 patients were operated on under GA and 62 - under LA+MAC.

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Diffuse bleeding during neurosurgical operations is a major complication that can be difficult to control. In extreme circumstances, it may be necessary to clamp cerebral blood vessels or resect additional tissue. Both of these procedures can result in brain damage and, ultimately, in disability for the patient.

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