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

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 524-529

  Attari, Mohammad Ali ^a   Mirhosseini, Sayyed Ahmad ^b   Honarmand, Azim ^a   Safavi, Mohammad Reza ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; General; Lumbar Surgery; Spinal

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ATRACURIUM; ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NAUSEA; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPINE SURGERY; SURGEON; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

EID: 79957554805     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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