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Anesthesia
Research from Sapporo Medical University, Department of Anesthesiology provides new data about anesthesia
April 10th, 2007
Current study results from the report, "A comparison of spinal anesthesia with small-dose lidocaine and general anesthesia with fentanyl and propofol for ambulatory prostate biopsy procedures in elderly patients," have been published. In this recent report, researchers in Sapporo, Japan conducted a study "To compare operating conditions, intraoperative adverse events, recovery profiles, postoperative adverse effects, patient satisfaction, and costs of small-dose lidocaine spinal anesthesia with those of general anesthesia using fentanyl and propofol for elderly outpatient prostate biopsy. Prospective, randomized, blind study." "Outpatient anesthesia unit at a municipal...
Source: Drug Law Weekly (2007-04-10)
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