Impact of Chloroprocaine on the Eligibility for Hospital Discharge in Patients Requiring Ambulatory Surgery Under Spinal Anesthesia: An Observational Multicenter Prospective Study.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:This observational study was designed to assess the use of spinal anesthesia with chloroprocaine in the context of ambulatory surgery. METHODS:A prospective, multicenter, observational study was carried out among 33 private or public centers between May 2014 and January 2015 and adult patients, scheduled for a short ambulatory surgery under spinal anesthesia with chloroprocaine. The primary outcomes were anesthetic effectiveness, defined as performance of the whole surgical procedure without any additional anesthetic agent, and the time to achieve eligibility for hospital discharge. Secondary outcomes were the effect of chloroprocaine on motor and sensory blocks, patients' satisfaction, and the use of analgesics in the first 24 h after surgery. RESULTS:Among the 615 enrolled p

SUBMITTER: Capdevila X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6979446 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature