Open AccessNonopioid versus opioid based general anesthesia technique for bariatric surgery: A randomized double-blind study
Author(s) -
M. A. Mansour,
Ahmed Abdelaal Ahmed Mahmoud,
Mohammed Geddawy
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.121045
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , blood pressure , randomized controlled trial , nausea , visual analogue scale , patient satisfaction , opioid , vomiting , heart rate , postoperative nausea and vomiting , mean arterial pressure , randomization , surgery , levobupivacaine , body mass index , analgesic , receptor
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of giving general anesthesia without the use of any opioids either systemic or intraperitoneal in bariatric surgery.