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Outpatient general anesthesia for hysteroscopy with dilation curettage would the patient receive little anesthesia since the procedure is short?

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No "minor" GA: There is such thing as "minor surgery", but there is no such thing as "minor general anesthesia".

Dr Jenkins agreed

Answered 4/26/2014

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