Comparison of general anesthesia and combined spinal-epidural anesthesia for retrograde intrarenal surgery

Cakici M. C., Ozok H. U., Erol D., Catalca S., SARI S., Ozdemir H., ...More

MINERVA UROLOGICA E NEFROLOGICA, vol.71, no.6, pp.636-643, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 71 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.23736/s0393-2249.19.03481-7
  • Journal Name: MINERVA UROLOGICA E NEFROLOGICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.636-643
  • Keywords: Anesthesia, spinal, Anesthesia, epidural, Anesthesia, general, Pain, PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY, COMPLICATIONS, CLASSIFICATION, EFFICACY, SAFETY, STONES
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To investigate the applicability of the combined spinal-epidural anesthesia (CSEA) method in RIRS for the treatment of kidney stone disease and also to compare with general anesthesia (GA) in terms of their effects on early postoperative pain levels and their cost.