• The evolution of lower limb amputation through the ages 

      Mavroforou, A.; Koutsias, S.; Fafoulakis, F.; Balogiannis, I.; Stamatiou, G.; Giannoukas, A. D. (2007)
      The aim of this study was to highlight the important stages of the evolution of limb amputation through the ages through the search of the relevant international literature. Limb amputation is one of the most serious ...
    • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy under spinal anesthesia: A pilot study 

      Tzovaras, G.; Fafoulakis, F.; Pratsas, K.; Georgopoulou, S.; Stamatiou, G.; Hatzitheofilou, C. (2006)
      Background: Regional anesthesia has not been used as the sole anesthetic procedure other than in the scenario of a patient at high risk to undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy with CO2 pneumoperitoneum under general ...
    • Spinal vs general anesthesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomy 

      Tzovaras, G.; Fafoulakis, F.; Pratsas, K.; Georgopoulou, S.; Stamatiou, G.; Hatzitheofilou, C. (2008)
      Objective: To compare spinal anesthesia with the gold standard general anesthesia for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in healthy patients. Design: Controlled randomized trial. Setting: University hospital. Patients: ...