Dural Puncture Epidural Anesthesia Versus Traditional Spinal Anesthesia for Rigid Cystoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Dural Puncture Epidural Anesthesia Versus Traditional Spinal Anesthesia for Rigid Cystoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The main objective of this study was to determine if the dural puncture epidural (DPE) anesthesia provides superior analgesia and better patient satisfaction when compared to traditional spinal anesthesia for rigid cystoscopy.
Most urologic surgeries are performed in a narrow and limited space with the minimally invasive technique or cystoscope, and most patients undergoing urologic surgeries are elderly individuals with other diseases.
Cystoscopic evaluation of the lower urinary tract is a vital part of an office-based urologic practice. However, regular surveillance cystoscopy is a significant source of morbidity for patients, and therefore attempts have been made to minimize discomfort secondary to this procedure.
Spinal anesthesia is popular for endoscopic urological surgery because of early recognition of symptoms caused by overhydration, transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) syndrome and bladder perforation.
The dural puncture epidural (DPE) technique is a modification of the combined spinal epidural (CSE) technique, where a dural perforation is created from a spinal needle but intrathecal medication administration is withheld. The DPE technique has been shown to improve caudal spread of analgesia compared with epidural (EPL) technique without the side effects observed with the CSE technique.
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