General Versus Spinal Anesthesia: Which is a Risk Factor for Octogenarian Hip Fracture Repair Patients? [PDF]
International Journal of Gerontology, 2010 Background: Most studies have shown no difference between the two types of anesthesia administered to hip fracture patients. This study compared postoperative morbidity and mortality in octogenarian patients who received either general or spinal ...
Yi-Ju Shih +5 more
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Regional Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery in Older Adults: A Retrospective Comparison of Outcomes Using ACS NSQIP Data [PDF]
Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & RehabilitationIntroduction Surgical fixation of hip fractures in older adults is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We investigated whether regional anesthesia, which excluded epidural, spinal, or combined epidural-spinal, was associated with lower ...
Arissa M. Torrie MD, MHS +6 more
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The Effect of Intravenous Lidocaine on QTc Changes During Spinal Anesthesia in Elderly Patients [PDF]
Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care, 2015 Background: Prolonged QT interval may lead to serious arrhythmias and ventricular fibrillation, hence prevention of the QT-interval prolongation is crucial for physicians.
Mahmood Akhlaghi +3 more
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Spinal Versus Caudal Anesthesia in Lower Abdominal Surgeries in Pediatrics [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Arts, 2020 Background: Regional anesthesia in pediatric surgery alone or combination with light general anesthesia provides several advantages, the most significant is intra- and post-operative pain relief.
Ahmed Al-Kershawy +3 more
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Factors in patient dissatisfaction and refusal regarding spinal anesthesia [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2010 BackgroundSpinal anesthesia is the most common regional anesthesia conducted for many surgical procedures. Multiple factors can affect the success, the side effects, and patient satisfaction with the procedure.
Won Ji Rhee +4 more
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Acta Medica Alanya, 2023 Aim: In this study, it was aimed to compare in patients undergoing transurethral resection surgery: 1- The effectiveness of single-dose and continuous spinal anesthesia techniques, 2- Hemodynamic changes, sensory-motor block levels and durations ...
Mehmet Mert Tuna
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Unilateral spinal anesthesia and the sciatic nerve block in foot surgery
Сучасні медичні технології, 2021 Purpose of the study. To evaluate the effectiveness of unilateral spinal anesthesia as a method of pain relief during foot surgery. Analyze the effectiveness of unilateral spinal anesthesia versus sciatic nerve block.
S. N. Gritsenko +2 more
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Spinal Anesthesia in Day Surgery – Early Experiences
Acta Clinica Croatica, 2022 Day surgery is a term that refers to performing an operation under anesthesia without needing to stay in the hospital for more than 24 hours. Day surgery has many advantages over surgery that involves a multiple-day hospital stay.
Tihana Magdić Turković +3 more
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 Introduction and Objective: The study of the methods of controlling labor pain is very important. One of the methods of pain relief is spinal anesthesia.
Samaneh Saghafian Larijani +7 more
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Comparison of spinal versus caudal epidural anesthesia in the management of patients undergoing ambulatory perianal surgery: Randomized, prospective study [PDF]
Ķazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ Medicinasy, 2021 Objective: To compare levobupivacaine based caudal epidural anesthesia and spinal anesthesia in terms of Intraoperative hemodynamic changes and postoperative pain and patient comfort in subjects undergoing perianal surgery in outpatient setting. Material
Cigdem Bozkurt +4 more
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