Urology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
General versus spinal anesthesia in patients undergoing radical retropubic prostatectomy: results of a prospective, randomized study.
To evaluate the impact of general anesthesia (GA) versus spinal anesthesia (SpA) on intraoperative and postoperative outcome in patients undergoing radical retropubic prostatectomy. ⋯ These results suggest that SpA allows good muscle relaxation and a successful surgical outcome in patients undergoing radical retropubic prostatectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy for clinically localized prostate cancer. Moreover, SpA results in less intraoperative blood loss, less postoperative pain, and a faster postoperative recovery than GA.