General Versus Spinal Anesthesia in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

PURPOSE:To compare efficacy and complications of spinal anesthesia versus general anesthesia in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).MATERIALS AND METHODS:In a prospective randomized study, 110 patients were randomly assigned into two groups for PCNL; group 1 (n = 52) underwent general anesthesia and...

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Main Authors: Mehdi AkbartabarToori, Ali MousaviZadeh, Sadrollah Mehrabi, Farhad Mehrabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2013-03-01
Series:Urology Journal
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Online Access:http://www.urologyjournal.org/index.php/uj/article/view/1968/702