Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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College of Medicine and Health Science, Hawassa University, Awasa, Ethiopia

Publications

• Case Report   
  Epidural Anesthesia for Abdominal Laparotomy in an Obese Patient with Severe Cardiac Disease and Epilepsy: A Rare Case Report
  Author(s): Tajera Tageza Ilala*
  
  Background: The current practice of regional anesthesia is soundly established for major surgical procedures associated with increased risk of perioperative morbidity and mortality. Particularly, the introduction of epidural anesthesia and analgesia gain a more pronounced acceptance for major surgical procedures including abdominal procedures. Interestingly, low thoracic epidural anesthesia and analgesia is a taken as a golden anesthesia technique in debilitated patients at risk of perioperative cardiopulmonary compromise. Consequently, there exist tremendous advantages of effective epidural anesthesia and analgesia for open abdominal surgery. This facilitate the patient comfort, early ambulation, shorter recovery times, hospital stay, and decreased incidence of cardiopulmonary complications, especially in at risk patient or with underlying cardio.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-6148.22.13.1064

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