1. [Conduction analgesic techniques and a problem in safe anesthesia].
- Author
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Mikhaĭlovichev IuI, Churliaev IuA, Sokolovskiĭ VS, and Martynenkov VIa
- Subjects
- Anesthesia, General mortality, Female, Humans, Male, Russia epidemiology, Safety, Surgical Procedures, Operative, Anesthesia, Conduction methods, Anesthesia, Conduction mortality
- Abstract
The authors analyze mortality rates during 338,000 anesthetic procedures. Mortality was 0.02%. Epidural, spinal, and plexus anesthesias were 15% of the total number of anesthetic procedures. In this group, mortality was twice less [0.01% (6 patients)] than that under general anesthesia. Under regional anesthesia, all deaths were associated with the induction of epidural anesthesia. A human factor is of profound importance for fatal cases under regional anesthesia. Regional anesthetic techniques are safer than general anesthetic ones.
- Published
- 2007