Methods Retrospectively studied datasets of total number of 71 patients aged between 3 and 8 years. The total cohort was divided into two groups, first with no general anesthesia or sedation without intubation (no GA or sedation) and the second group patients with general anesthesia or sedation without intubation (GA or sedation). The patients’ age groups and scan durations for each group, perc...

BACKGROUND The addition of thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) to general anesthesia (GA) during cardiac surgery may have a beneficial effect on clinical outcomes. TEA in cardiac surgery, however, is controversial because the insertion of an epidural catheter in patients requiring full heparinization for cardiopulmonary bypass may lead to an epidural hematoma. The clinical effects of fast-track ...

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...

PURPOSE: Our goal was to compare the efficacy and side effects of thoracic epidural anesthesia or general anaesthesia during intra-abdominal surgery. METHODS: A hundred twenty-five patients were randomized to receive thoracic epidural anesthesia in awake patients (Group TEA) or general anesthesia (Group GA) in a prospective, randomized study. Preoperatively, all patients received a thoracic epi...

Several animal and observational studies have evaluated the effects of neuraxial anesthesia on the recurrence and survival of cancer surgery; studies reported benefit, whereas others did not. To provide further evidence that neuraxial anesthesia(combined with or without general anesthesia (GA))may be associated with reduced cancer recurrence and long-term survival after cancer surgery, we condu...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE General anesthesia (GA) for endovascular therapy (EVT) of acute ischemic stroke may be associated with worse outcomes. METHODS The Interventional Management of Stroke III trial randomized patients within 3 hours of acute ischemic stroke onset to intravenous tissue-type plasminogen activator±EVT. GA use within 7 hours of stroke onset was recorded per protocol. Good outco...

OBJECTIVE This was a systematic review and meta-analysis of the mode of anesthesia and outcome after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). METHODS Review methods were according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. Published and unpublished literature was searched. The primary outcome was 30-day mortality. Secondary outcomes were categor...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Intra-arterial reperfusion therapies are expanding frontiers in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) management but there is considerable variability in clinical practice. The use of general anesthesia (GA) is one example. We aimed to better understand sedation practices in AIS. METHODS An online survey was distributed to the 68 active members of the Society of Vascular and Inte...

HYPOTHESIS We investigated the frequency and reasons for conversion from cervical block anesthesia to general anesthesia (GA) in patients undergoing minimally invasive parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism. DESIGN Prospective case series. SETTING Tertiary university hospital. PATIENTS A total of 441 consecutive patients with primary hyperparathyroidism undergoing minimally inv...

purpose : to evaluate efficacy, complications, and patient satisfaction using local anesthesia (la), in comparison to with general anesthesia (ga) in external dacryocystorhinostomy (dcr) methods : in this prospective study, 149 patients with complete nasolacrimal duct (nld) obstruction who were candidates for external dcr were randomized in 2 groups: ga 73 patients, and la 76 patients. intraope...