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Local Anaesthetic Nerve Blocks in Endoscopic Nasal and Sinus Surgery

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In the present era, Hemostasis in Endoscopic nasal and sinus surgeries are challenging even with appropriate use of instrumentation and surgical skills. This can be addressed with appropriate local anaesthesia and nerve blocks. Expertise in performing surgery under local anaesthesia can be acquired over years of surgical training. The objective  of this article is to define complete nerve blocks which can be used in endoscopic nasal surgeries.

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  1. Ahilasamy ENT Centre, Chennai, 600042, Tamil Nadu, India

    Nagalingeswaran Ahilasamy

  2. Pragathi ENT Clinic, Chennai, 600044, Tamil Nadu, India

    Veerasigamani Narendrakumar

  3. Department of ENT and Head-Neck Surgery,, Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru, 560074, Karnataka, India

    Rajendran Dinesh Kumar & N Sai Sarath

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Ahilasamy, N., Narendrakumar, V., Kumar, R.D. et al. Local Anaesthetic Nerve Blocks in Endoscopic Nasal and Sinus Surgery. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 74, 602–607 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-03044-3

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