Spinal anesthesia versus general anesthesia for elective lumbar spine surgery: A randomized clinical trial

Background: Either general or regional anesthesia can be used for lumbar disk surgery. The common anesthetic technique is general anesthesia (GA). The aim of this study was to compare the intra and postoperative outcomes of spinal anesthesia (SA) with GA in these patients. Methods: Seventy-two pati...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Ali Attari, Sayyed Ahmad Mirhosseini, Azim Honarmand, Mohammad Reza Safavi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2011;volume=16;issue=4;spage=524;epage=529;aulast=Attari