Retrospective analysis of the local anaesthetics hyperbaric mepivacaine 4%, hyperbaric prilocaine 2% and chloroprocaine 1% used for spinal anaesthesia in patients undergoing outpatient knee arthroscopy with regard to work processes, duration of stay and incidences of adverse effects.
- Conditions
- Ambulatory spinal anaesthesiaM23.99
- Registration Number
- DRKS00012966
- Lead Sponsor
- Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin der Universitätsmedizin Mannheim
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 309
Inclusion Criteria
All patients who underwent outpatient knee arthroscopy under spinal anaesthesia at the day-surgery centre of the Universitätsmedizin Mannheim between 1th January 2008 and 31th August 2017 are eligible for this study.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who underwent outpatient knee arthroscopy under general anaesthesia at the day-surgery centre of the Universitätsmedizin Mannheim are excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of stay in the day-surgery centre, defined as time from induction of the spinal anaesthesia until readiness for discharge according to anaesthetist´s documentation.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - work processes<br>- periopertaive hypotension<br>- syncopes - urinary retention<br>- postoperative nausea and vomitus<br>- need for postoperative analgesics<br><br>according to anaesthesia records.