Lumbar spinal surgery is most commonly performed under general anaesthesia. However,
spinal anaesthesia has also been used. We aimed to systematically review the comparative …

Background: Awake surgery is performed in multiple surgical specialties, but historically,
awake surgery in the field of neurosurgery was limited to craniotomies. Over the past two …

Background: General anesthesia (GA) is commonly used for lumbar spine surgery. The
advantages of regional anesthesia (RA) for lumbar spine surgery, as compared with GA …

Vertebral lumbar surgery can be performed under both general anesthesia (GA) and spinal
anesthesia. A clear benefit from spinal anesthesia (SA) remains unproven. The aim of our …

Study Design: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Objective: To compare impact of
different anesthesia techniques on perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing lumbar …

Background Awake surgery, under spinal anesthesia (SA), is an alternative to surgery under
general anesthesia (GA), in neurological and spine surgery. In the literature, there seem to …

AIm: Spinal anesthesia is an appropriate technique for lumbar spine surgeries of two to
three hours duration. The aim of this study is to document our experience on spinal …

Background With spinal anesthesia, when cases are taking longer than usual, there may be
behavioural tendencies for surgical teams to work more quickly. We conducted a systematic …

Abstract Purpose of Review This paper aims to review the evidence supporting the use of
spinal anesthesia (SA) for spinal surgery, highlighting its benefits and addressing the …

ABSTRACT AIM: To compare the effects of spinal anesthesia (SA) and general anesthesia
(GA) in lumbar microdiscectomy in terms of their costeffectiveness, and perioperative …