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Anesthesia and analgesia

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Anesthesia is a decisive factor in surgery and in intensive care. It prevents pain and enables a wide range of medical procedures. Great anesthesia can help to save time - of patients and of medical staff.

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References

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2. Ilfeld BM et al. Continuous Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block for Postoperative Pain Control at Home: A Randomized, Double-Blinded. Placebo-Controlled Study. Anesthesiology 2002;97(4):959-965. 

3. Aguirre J. The economics of regional versus general anaesthesia in the ambulatory setting. Euroanaesthesia: The European Anaesthesiology Congress; 2016 May 28-30; London. http://euroanaesthesia2016.esahq.org/the-economics-of-regional-versusgeneral-anaesthesia-in-the-ambulatory-setting/. 

4. Hu S et al. A comparison of regional and general anaesthesia for total replacement of the hip or knee: a meta-analysis. J Bone Joint Surg Br 2009; 91(7):953-42. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B7.21538. 

5. Helwani MA et al. Effects of regional versus general anesthesia on outcomes after total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective propensitymatched cohort study. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015; 97(3):186-93. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.N.00612. 

6. Vagts 2018. Economic benefits of spinal anaesthesia. 23rd Congress of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists held in Gothenburg, Sweden, 21–23 March 2018. 

7. Stenberg, E., dos Reis Falcão, L.F., O’Kane, M. et al. Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: A 2021 Update. World J Surg 46, 729–751 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-021-06394-9  

8. Debono B, Wainwright TW, Wang MY, et al. Consensus statement for perioperative care in lumbar spinal fusion: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society recommendations. Spine J. 2021;21(5):729-752. https://www.thespinejournalonline.com/article/S1529-9430(21)00002-4/fulltext  

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13. Campbell, L., Engbers, F. H., & Kenny, G. N. (2001). Total intravenous anaesthesia. CPD ANAESTHESIA, 3(3), 109-119. 

14. Aunac, S., Carlier, M., Singelyn, F., & De Kock, M. (2002). The analgesic efficacy of bilateral combined superficial and deep cervical plexus block administered before thyroid surgery under general anesthesia. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 95(3), 746-750. 

15. Ozkose, Z., Ercan, B., Ünal, Y., Yardim, S., Kaymaz, M., Dogulu, F., & Pasaoglu, A. (2001). Inhalation versus total intravenous anesthesia for lumbar disc herniation: comparison of hemodynamic effects, recovery characteristics, and cost. Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology, 13(4), 296-302. 

16. Lee W.-K., Kim M.-S., Kang S.-W., Kim S., Lee J.-R. (2015). Type of anaesthesia and patient quality of recovery: a randomized trial comparing propofol–remifentanil total i.v. anaesthesia with desflurane anaesthesia, BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, 114(4):663–668. 

17. Wang Y., Yan M., He J.G., Zhu Y.M., Hu X.S., Li X., Wu W.D. (2011). A randomized comparison of target-controlled infusion of remifentanil and propofol with desflurane and fentanyl for laryngeal surgery, ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec., 73(1):47-52. 

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