Interventionist performs a “sham” lumbar microdiscectomy: Should interventionalists be performing spinal surgery?
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Lumbar Microdiscectomy Under Spinal and General Anesthesia: A Comparative Study.
AIM To compare the safety and efficacy of spinal anesthesia (SA) in patients undergoing lumbar microdiscectomy (LM). MATERIAL AND METHODS We evaluated 180 patients who underwent LM between 1 January 2012 and 5 July 2013. Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and pre-, intra-, and postoperative information was determined from the patients' medical records. RESULTS Total anesthetic times were lo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Surgical Neurology International
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2152-7806
DOI: 10.25259/sni_672_2020