• 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 ...
    • Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair under spinal anesthesia: a feasibility study 

      Tzovaras, G.; Zacharoulis, D.; Georgopoulou, S.; Pratsas, K.; Stamatiou, G.; Hatzitheofilou, C. (2008)
      BACKGROUND: Regional anesthesia has not been used as the sole anesthetic procedure in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair due to the fear of potential adverse effects of the pneumoperitoneum. However, there are recent reports ...
    • 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: ...