Salivary cortisol levels and anxiety in melanoma patients undergoing sentinel lymph node excision under local anesthesia versus general anesthesia: a prospective study | World Journal of Surgical Oncology | Full Text

Salivary cortisol levels and anxiety in melanoma patients undergoing sentinel lymph node excision under local anesthesia versus general anesthesia: a prospective study | World Journal of Surgical Oncology | Full Text

Salivary cortisol levels and anxiety in melanoma patients undergoing sentinel lymph node excision under local anesthesia versus general anesthesia: a prospective study

Sentinel lymph node excision (SLNE) can be performed in tumescent local anesthesia (TLA) or general anesthesia (GA). Perioperative cortisol level changes and anxiety are common in surgical interventions and mi...

Authors:Philipp Jansen, Ingo Stoffels, Anne-Christine Müseler, Maximilian Petri, Titus J. Brinker, Manfred Schedlowski, Dirk Schadendorf, Harald Engler and Joachim Klode

Citation:World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:53

Content type:Research

Published on: 10 March 2020

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