Thus, the scientific literature shows an increasing trend of operations under locoregional anaesthesia (peripheral anaesthesia with regional nerve block), usually named inaccurately as LA, to overcome these issues.[ 6 , 7 ] However, regional anaesthesia implies deep cervical plexus nerve block, a procedure with important hazards: intravascular injection in large vessels of the neck, systemic toxicity, epidural, subdural or subarachnoid injection, blockade of the phrenic nerve, ecchymosis and haematoma.
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Partial Parotidectomy under Local Anaesthesia without Regional Block Assisted by Electromyographic Facial Nerve Monitoring - A Case Report.
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