Local Anaesthesia

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
LA
Pronunciation
/ˈloʊkəl ˌænɪsˈθiˌʒiə/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. The operation can be done under local anaesthesia.
  2. We have not shown a definite difference in outcomes between general and local anaesthesia for carotid surgery.
  3. The patients under local anaesthesia were fully conscious during the operation.
  4. Provides direct medical care to patients requiring general or local anaesthesia for surgical, diagnostic and other procedures such as prevention of pain and maintenance of body function.
  5. Efficacy analysis of local anaesthesia and epidural anaesthesia in tension-free herniorrhaphy in inguinal hernia patients

Other meanings of LA