Radical cystectomy in frail octogenarians in thoracic continuous spinal anesthesia and analgesia: a pilot study

Radical cystectomy in frail octogenarians in thoracic continuous spinal anesthesia and analgesia: a pilot study

Background: Radical cystectomy (RC) is the gold standard therapy in nonmetastatic muscle-invasive bladder cancer and is usually performed under general anesthesia (GA). GA is high risk in most older patients due to comorbidities. Continuous spinal anesthesia (CSA) may be an alternative solution to r...

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Main Authors: Daniele Castellani, Roberto Starnari, Lucia Faloia, Massimo Stronati, Alfredo Venezia, Luca Gasparri, Redi Claudini, Alessandro Branchi, Marina Giampieri, Marco Dellabella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-11-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Urology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756287218795427

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