One hundred cases of anaesthesia for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
Frank, M.; Mcateer, E.J.; Cohen, D.G.; Blair, I.J.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 67(6): 341-343
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-8843 PMID: 4073761 Document Number: 246741
One hundred cases of anaesthesia for Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithiotripsy (ESWL) are described. Epidural or general anesthesia was used. Anaesthetic complications were mainly cardiovascular, namely hypotension and bradycardia. With incrased experience, it was noted that the use of minimal concentrations of general anaesthetic agents, or epidural anaesthetsia supplemented with ephedrine, decreased the incidence of these problems. There was a low incidence of nausea or vomiting or analgesic requirements postoperatively, and the average length of stay in hospital postoperatively was 3 days.