Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Jul 2016
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyAdverse Events and Resource Utilization After Spinal and General Anesthesia in Infants Undergoing Pyloromyotomy.
Interest in spinal anesthesia (SA) is increasing because of concern about the long-term effects of intravenous (IV) and inhaled anesthetics in young children. This study compared SA versus general anesthesia (GA) in infants undergoing pyloromyotomy. ⋯ Infants undergoing pyloromyotomy with SA had shorter OR times and postoperative LOS, no significant differences in AE rates, and decreased exposure to IV and inhaled anesthetics, although SA infants often still required supplemental anesthetics. Whether these differences result in any long-term benefit is unclear; further studies are needed to determine the risk of rare AEs, such as aspiration.