Anesthesia

Veterans' Affairs Medical Center studies anesthesia options

Published in Health Business Week, December 8th, 2006

Although general endotracheal anesthesia (GETA) is the most common type of anesthesia used in infrainguinal bypasses, a study published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery reveals that it may not be the best strategy.

"We analyzed CPT codes to trace clinical outcomes of various anesthesia options used in patients who underwent lower extremity infrainguinal bypasses: GETA, spinal anesthesia (SA) and epidural anesthesia (EA)," said Distinguished Fellow Anton N. Sidawy, MD, chief of surgical services at the Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center and professor of surgery at George Washington and Georgetown Universities, in Washington, D.C. "We found that GETA was associated...

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Source: Health Business Week (2006-12-08)

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