BACKGROUND The choice of anesthesia is one of the most important decisions made by anesthesiologists after preoperative visits with orthopedic patients. No published study has yet quantified the incidence of postanesthetic complaints for either technique. The present study was designed to compare the incidences of postanesthetic complaints after the application of the standardized techniques of...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : it has been shown that bispectral index (bis) may reduce during spinal anesthesia. the aim of this study was comparing bis scores during spinal anesthesia using hyperbaric bupivacaine alone or with intrathecal or intravenous fentanyl for cesarean section. methods : in this double-blind randomized controlled cl...

Background & objectives: Surgery–related anxiety can be observed due to several factors in patients undergoing surgery. With developing technology virtual reality (VR) glasses have begun used reduce the preoperative period. We aimed investigate effect of using VR on operation and sedation requirement during under spinal anesthesia. 
 Methodology: enrolled 97 between 18–75 y age, ASA cl...

The influences on neonates due to choice of anesthesia for cesarean section deliveries, general versus spinal were the focus of this prospective non randomized observational study. Aims and objectives: To study the effects of choice of obstetric anesthesia during Cesarean Section (General (GA) or spinal (SA): on mothers by assessing Mean arterial Blood pressure changes and Time to delivery from...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and postoperative recovery of women who undergo abdominal hysterectomy in a fast-track program under general anesthesia (GA) differ from women who receive spinal anesthesia with intrathecal morphine (SA). DESIGN Secondary analysis from an open randomized controlled multicenter study. SETTING Five hospitals in south-east S...

Introduction Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair is an effective and safe method for the treatment of inguinal hernia. There are very few studies on regional anesthesia methods in TEP surgery. Aim To compare TEP inguinal hernia repair performed when the patient was treated under spinal anesthesia (SA) with that performed under general anesthesia (GA). Material an...

Background: Laparotomy is most commonly performed under general anesthesia, but spinal anesthesia (SA) considered an alternative to in the context of limited resources. The safety and efficacy using SA as substitute for anesthesia(GA) has not been explored Afghanistan. Methodology: We conductedan observational study surgery department Isteqlal hospital Kabul, Afghanistan on 196 adult patients u...

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...

Symptomatic cholelithiasis in pediatric patients should be dealt with cholecystectomy. Due to its minimally invasive nature, laparoscopic approach is better than conventional open approach. Although safety of spinal anesthesia (SA) adult surgeries including cholecystectomy well established, use extremely limited only a few studies being published till date. Here, we report case (LC) 5-year-old ...