Merits in Spinal Surgery Using ORBEYE

Laparoscopic Surgery Using Spinal Anesthesia

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic abdominal surgery is conventionally done under general anesthesia. Spinal anesthesia is usually preferred in patients where general anesthesia is contraindicated. We present our experience using spinal anesthesia as the first choice for laparoscopic surgery for over 11 years with the contention that it is a good alterative to anesthesia. METHODS Spinal anesthesia was u...

Spinal Anaesthesia in Spinal Surgery

P-179: Spinal Anesthesia in Laparoscopic Surgery of Infertile Patients

Background: Laparoscopy is one of the most common surgical procedures. General anesthesia as the only suitable technique for laparoscopic procedures is a concept of the past. A problem with modern general anesthetics is that even though patients can be awake and oriented shortly after cessation of the anesthetic. There is growing evidence suggesting that regional anesthesia has an important rol...

The merits of cell salvage in arthroplasty surgery: an overview.

Arthroplasty entails considerable exposure to allogenic blood transfusion. Cell salvage with washing is a contemporary strategy that is not universally used despite considerable potential benefits. We searched Embase and Medline to determine if blood salvage with washing during primary and/or revision hip and knee arthroplasty results in lower rates of transfusion and postoperative complication...

Laparoscopic appendicectomy surgery using spinal anesthesia

Laparoscopic abdominal surgery is conventionally done under general anesthesia. is usually preferred in patients where general anesthesia is contraindicated. We our experience using spinal anesthesia as the first choice for laparoscopic surgery for over 2 years with the contention that it is a goo