Sedation is more Efficient than General Anesthesia for Stapes Surgery: A Single Center Experience

Cervical plexus block versus general anesthesia in carotid surgery: single center experience

INTRODUCTION Carotid endarterectomy may be performed under general (GA) or regional anesthesia (RA). The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of anesthetic techniques on perioperative mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing carotid surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS This prospective study included 1098 consecutive patients operated on between 2003 and 2009 (773 underwent cervical...

Is partial-ALPPS safer than ALPPS? A single-center experience.

Brain Endoscopy Under Local Anesthesia and Sedation: A Single-Center Experience of 510 Patients

Objective: To report the results of endoscopic transcranial intervention with local anesthesia and sedation in a busy neurosurgical centre of India. Methods: At the Department of Neurosurgery of the King George's Medical University India, more than 640 transcranial neuroendoscopic interventions have been performed for various indications over 11 years. All procedures were performed under sedati...

Local versus general anesthesia in stapes surgery for otosclerosis: a systematic review of the evidence.

OBJECTIVE To assess hearing results following primary stapes surgery in patients with otosclerosis, comparing local and general anesthesia. DATA SOURCES PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and Scopus. REVIEW METHODS A systematic search was conducted, followed by assessment of directness of evidence and risk of bias. Studies reporting original data on the effect of local anesthesia...

Fetal Echocardiography Indications: A Single- Center Experience

Background Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common lethal congenital anomaly. Early diagnosis of CHD by fetal echocardiography based on maternal and fetal indications is important and lifesaving. The aim of study was to assess the referral aspects of pregnant women to pediatric cardiologist. Materials and Methods This was a retrospective cross-sectional study on 250 documents of refer...