Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Mahendra Kumar

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• Research Article
  Randomized Comparison of Monitored Anesthesia Care and General Anesthesia Techniques in Patients Undergoing Sialendoscopies
  Author(s): Sucheta Kundu, Medha Mohta, PP Singh, Rajeev Kumar Malhotra and Mahendra KumarSucheta Kundu, Medha Mohta, PP Singh, Rajeev Kumar Malhotra and Mahendra Kumar
  
  Background and aim: The choice of anesthetic technique for sialendoscopy is not clear due to lack of enough evidence. The present study aimed at comparing general anesthesia (GA) and monitored anesthesia care (MAC) for adult patients undergoing sialendoscopies. Methods: This was a randomized, open-label, single center study. Sixty ASA I/II adult patients undergoing sialendoscopy received either GA with endotracheal intubation and oropharyngeal packing or MAC with midazolam, fentanyl and lignocaine infiltration of mucosa surrounding the papilla. The primary outcome was time to discharge readiness from recovery room; whereas secondary outcomes included hemodynamic changes, operating room (OR) times, perioperative complications, patient satisfaction and surgical difficulty scores. Statistical analysis was performed using Student ‘t’ t.. View More»
  

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