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For an uncomplicated case, I think the difference in risk between local and general is so tiny it cannot be reliably measured, when performed by competent pros

by rscho 3y ago

For an uncomplicated case, I think the difference in risk between local and general is so tiny it cannot be reliably measured, when performed by competent pros in the western world.

yojo 3y ago
The most reliable number I can find for patients without comorbidity is ~.4/100k[0] (so about 1/250,000). A study specific to dental anesthesia produced a similar number (3 per 1,000,000)[1]. I couldn't find any mortality numbers for local anesthesia, but it would pretty much require an allergic reaction, and I know from past experience I don't have that allergy. So yes the increased risk for general is very low, but not unmeasurably so. [0] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3147285/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3147285/ [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5535496/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5535496/