Tumescent local anesthesia in geriatric patients with head and neck skin cancer - a retrospective study of 782 patients.

Background And Objectives: Due to frailty, dermatosurgery in the elderly is preferably performed under tumescent local anesthesia, but data is limited. The aim was to evaluate tumescent local anesthesia for skin cancer surgery in the elderly with focus on clinical benefits (treatment processes, pain management) and local postoperative complication risk.

Patients And Methods: Investigation of patients ≥ 75 years with inpatient head and neck skin cancer surgery under tumescent local anesthesia.