Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Hesham Soliman Mohammad Refaat

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• Research Article
  Epidural Anesthesia vs General Anesthesia in Uterine Artery Embolization
  Author(s): Mona Mohamed Mogahed, Jehan Ezzat Hamed and Hesham Soliman Mohammad Refaat Mona Mohamed Mogahed, Jehan Ezzat Hamed and Hesham Soliman Mohammad Refaat
  
  Background: Uterine Artery Embolization (UAE) has been used worldwide for the treatment of uterine fibroids. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the effects of epidural analgesia (EDA) given only intraoperatively to those of general anesthesia (does it still affect in recovery) in women undergoing uterine artery embolization (UAE) for the treatment of systematic uterine fibroids. Patients and methods: A total of 40 ASA1-III patients (ages 35-55) selected for uterine artery embolization were divided into 2 groups i.e. an epidural anesthesia group (A) and a general anesthesia group (B). Each group comprised of 20 individuals. The parameters i.e. pain scoring, incidence of nausea and vomiting, need for opioids, overall patient satisfaction score and discharge from hospital were measured. Pain intensity was measured using VAS (1–10.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000761

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