INTRODUCTION 2-Chloroprocaine is a local anesthetic with a very short half-life and a favorable evolution of spinal block for ultra-short outpatient procedures. The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate the clinical impact of the introduction of spinal 1% 2-chloroprocaine compared to general anesthesia at the ARS Medica Clinic (Switzerland). MATERIAL AND METHOD We retrospectively eva...

BACKGROUND Spinal anesthesia (SA) is the most common regional anesthesia (RA) conducted for many surgical procedures. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to predict the difficulty score of SA, by which to reduce the complications and ultimately improve the anesthesia quality. MATERIALS AND METHODS Transurethral Lithotripsy (TUL) surgery candidates were enrolled in this observational study fr...

This prospective observational study compared the effects of general and spinal anesthesia in 173 severe preeclamptic women undergoing emergency cesarean section. 146 (84.5%) patients underwent spinal anesthesia (SA) and 27 (15.5%) patients had general anesthesia (GA). Most of the patients were primigravid and nulliparous. Intraoperatively SA group required more intravenous fluid and vasopresso...

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 effect on this occurrence. Conflicting results have been reported. METHODS In this observational study, we selected all elective THA interventions...

Background: Anesthesia is performed in two major methods including regional and general.The aim of this study was to compare the effect of anesthesia method (spinal and general) on oxidative stress indiabetic patients underwent diabetic amputation surgery.Methods: In this randomized control trial, 40 patients with diabetic foot who were candidate for foot amputationsurgery at our academic hospi...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of anesthetic techniques used during general anesthesia (GA) and spinal anesthesia (SA) on endothelial adhesion molecules in the fetal circulation of healthy parturients undergoing elective cesarean section. METHODS Patients were randomly assigned to either the general anesthesia (n = 20) or spinal anesthesia (n = 20) group. Mate...

The goal of anesthesia for the expremature infant having hernia repair is to provide a safe anesthetic that will minimize intraand postoperative cardiorespiratory complications and have minimal long lasting effects on the developing infant. General (GA) and regional anesthesia, spinal anesthesia (SA) and caudal anesthesia (CA) are options well described in the anesthesia literature. The choice ...

Introduction: Hysteroscopy is a commonly used surgical procedure several anesthetic techniques are used. The objective of our study was to compare spinal anesthesia and general with laryngeal mask for the realization hysteroscopy. Materiel Methods: This prospective randomized conducted in operating theater Mohamed V Instructional Hospital, including all patients classified ASA I II, scheduled P...

Background: Evidence shows that spinal anesthesia can alter the penile length and engorgement fact patients undergoing may experience erectile dysfunction. We hypothesized would not result in altered length; however, it lead to temporary Methods: A total of 73 referred our hospital for endoscopic urological surgeries underwent either (SA, n = 37) or general (GA, 36). measured patients’ both str...

AIm: Spinal anesthesia is an appropriate technique for lumbar spine surgeries of two to three hours duration. The aim of this study is to document our experience on spinal anesthesia administered to the patients with degenerative lumbar spine. mAterIAl and methOds: A total of 497 patients underwent spinal stabilization surgery with spinal anesthesia for degenerative lumbar spinal disorders in a...