Abstract: Small-dose selective spinal anaesthesia for short-duration outpatient gynaecological laparoscopy: recovery characteristics compared with propofol anaesthesia.

Authors:

Stewart AV, Vaghadi H, Collins L, Mitchell GW.

Institution:

Department of Anaesthesia, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Source:

Br J Anaesth. 2001 Apr;86(4):570-2.

Abstract:

A randomized controlled trial compared recovery characteristics after selective spinal anaesthesia (SSA) or propofol general anaesthesia (GA) for short-duration outpatient laparoscopic surgery. Forty women were randomized to receive either SSA (1% lidocaine 10 mg, sufentanil 10 microg and sterile water 1.8 ml) or GA (propofol and nitrous oxide 50% in oxygen). Compared with the GA group, times to leaving the operating room, performing a straight leg raise, performing deep knee-bends and achieving an Aldrete score >9 and the time in Phase II recovery were significantly shorter (P < 0.05) in the SSA group.

Keywords:

Spinal Anaesthesia Gynecology Surgery Laparoscopy