Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair under spinal anesthesia: a feasibility study

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-194

  Tzovaras, George ^a   Zacharoulis, Dimitris ^a   Georgopoulou, Stavroula ^a   Pratsas, Konstantinos ^a   Stamatiou, Georgia ^a   Hatzitheofilou, Constantine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Mesh repair; Spinal anesthesia; Ventral hernia

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FENTANYL; GRANISETRON; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; PARECOXIB; PHENYLEPHRINE; RANITIDINE;

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOBARISM; HYPOTENSION; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SHOULDER PAIN; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; UMBILICAL HERNIA; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47049124770     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.07.028     Document Type: Article

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