The Journal of stone disease
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Comparative Study
Evaluation of patient controlled sedation and analgesia for ESWL.
This study was designed to evaluate the quality of sedation/analgesia and patient cooperation provided by Patient Controlled Sedation & Analgesia (PCSA) using propofol and fentanyl (Group II) when compared with anesthetist administered propofol/fentanyl (Group I) in 32 ASA I & II patients undergoing ESWL of renal or ureteric stones. Demographics of the patients and the duration of ESWL were similar in both groups. ⋯ PCSA provided a marginally higher degree of patient and surgeon satisfaction scores as compared to anesthetist administered propofol/fentanyl. Quick recovery was more consistent in the PCSA group as compared to group I patients.