Comparing local tumescent anesthesia and spinal anesthesia methods during and after endovenous radiofrequency ablation of vena saphena magna that includes mini-phlebectomy operations.

CONCLUSIONS: This monocenter and retrospective report of 175 GSV RFA using tumescent local anesthesia or spinal anesthesia combined with local tumescent anesthesia demonstrares that both methods of anesthesia are effective. Although the pain scores are better with spinal anesthesia, the local tumescent anesthesia method is more efficient, requiring a shorter time, and is associated with fewer complications such as headache, nausea-vomiting, or urinary retention and deep venous thrombosis. PMID: 32672433 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Angiology - Category: Cardiology Tags: Int Angiol Source Type: research