BACKGROUND Recently, the economic cost of anesthesiahas attracted attention. To compare the costs of three methods of general anesthesia (GA), a retrospective 1-year study was designed for patients undergoing radical resection for gastric carcinoma. METHODS A total of 398 patients were originally included in the study. Subjects were divided into three groups according to the mode of anesthesi...

results trail making test part b cognitive test showed statistically significant in comparison for pre and post exposure of anesthetics. this difference was seen in the desflurane group. other cognitive tests did not show differences on exposure to the anesthetic gases. conclusions this study questioned the difference between volatile anesthetic agent’s effects on patients completing a battery ...

conclusions the addition of magnesium sulfate to lidocaine increased the duration of motor and sensory axillary block in the upper extremities during surgeries when compared to the use of lidocaine alone. results a total of 60 patients were included in the study with 30 patients having received lidocaine plus magnesium and the other 30 patients having received lidocaine plus normal saline. the ...

conclusions although most authors believe that general anesthesia following fiberoptic intubation is the preferred method for oi patients, it is likely that spinal anesthesia is acceptable in such patients. although it is technically difficult, the procedure can be performed by expert anesthesiologists. introduction the choice of anesthetic technique in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta (oi...

introduction xeroderma pigmentosum (xp) is a rare autosomal recessive disease, which is defined by extreme sensitivity to sunlight and uv radiation and characterized by skin lesions and neuromuscular abnormalities. it is caused by a molecular defect in nucleotide excision repair genes. it has been reported that volatile anesthetics may cause genotoxic side effects or aggravation of the neurolog...