Pediatric surgery international
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Pediatr. Surg. Int. · Nov 2011
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyThe postoperative occurrence of cardio-respiratory adverse events in small infants undergoing gastrointestinal surgery: a prospective comparison of general anesthesia and combined spinal-epidural anesthesia.
This study was designed to compare the occurrences of postoperative cardio-respiratory adverse events during an 8-day follow-up period in the neonatal intensive care unit in small infants who underwent elective gastrointestinal surgery under general and combined spinal epidural anesthesia. ⋯ Compared to general anesthesia, combined spinal-epidural anesthesia reduces the frequency of postoperative respiratory adverse events and improves the postoperative cardiovascular stability in small infants who undergo elective gastrointestinal surgery.