Spinal Anesthesia in Day Surgery – Early Experiences [PDF]
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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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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Spinal anesthesia in ambulatory patients. [PDF]
Curr Opin AnaesthesiolPURPOSE OF THIS REVIEW To assess current practice in the use of spinal anesthesia in major ambulatory surgery, highlighting its advantages over general anesthesia and identifying potential areas for improvement to facilitate a transition to a ...
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Efficiency of spinal anesthesia versus general anesthesia for lumbar spinal surgery: a retrospective analysis of 544 patients. [PDF]
Local and Regional Anesthesia, 2017 BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown varying results in selected outcomes when directly comparing spinal anesthesia to general in lumbar surgery. Some studies have shown reduced surgical time, postoperative pain, time in the postanesthesia care unit ...
Attiah, Mark A. +9 more
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Obesity is independently associated with spinal anesthesia outcomes: a prospective observational study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The influence of body-mass index (BMI) on spinal anesthesia is still controversial, with discrepant results reported in previous studies. To compare spinal anesthesia in obese and non-obese subjects, the anesthesia profiles in patients who underwent ...
Hyo-Jin Kim +9 more
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Pulmonary Emboli Manifestation during Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Section in two Pregnant Women [PDF]
Novelty in Biomedicine, 2015 Background: Pregnancy causes a small increase in risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), but a large increase in concern upon presentation during cesarean section with symptoms of pulmonary embolism (PE).
Mastaneh Dahi, Seyed Amir Mohajerani
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Higher occurrence of nausea and vomiting after total hip arthroplasty using general versus spinal anesthesia: an observational study. [PDF]
BMC Anesthesiology, 2016 BACKGROUND: Under the assumption that postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) may occur after total hip arthroplasty (THA) regardless of the anesthetic technique used, it is not clear whether general (GA) or spinal (SA) anesthesia has higher causal ...
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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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