Open AccessIs segmental epidural anaesthesia an optimal technique for patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy?
Author(s) -
Devangi A. Parikh,
Geeta A. Patkar,
Mayur S. Ganvir,
Ajit Sawant,
Bharati A Tendolkar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.204247
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous nephrolithotomy , anesthesia , analgesic , vomiting , tramadol , nausea , general anaesthesia , bradycardia , surgery , heart rate , percutaneous , blood pressure
Neuraxial anaesthesia has recently become popular for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). We conducted a study comparing general anaesthesia (GA) with segmental (T 6 -T 12 ) epidural anaesthesia (SEA) for PCNL with respect to anaesthesia and surgical characteristics.