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Article: Complications of procedure to correct sweating reported.(endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy)(Brief Article)
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- AORN Journal
- Article date:
- June 1, 2004
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Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS), a procedure used to correct palmar hyperhidrosis, facial sweating, and blushing, can be accompanied by dangerous complications, according to a Feb 5, 2004, news release from John Wiley & Sons, Inc, publisher of the British Journal of Surgery. A study of morbidity and mortality associated with ETS also found that patients may be dissatisfied with the results of the surgery.
Although no deaths from the procedure have been reported in the literature, researchers found nine anecdotal reports of fatalities, including five from internal bleeding and three from anesthesia complications. In addition, 97% to 100% of patients may ...