AU - Nasiri, E AU - Nemat, R AU - Sohail Ârshadi, F AU - Mohammadpour, R.A TI - A comparison of side effects and cost for spinal and general anesthesia in geriatric patients PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - J-Mazand-Univ-Med-Sci JN - J-Mazand-Univ-Med-Sci VO - 16 VI - 51 IP - 51 4099 - http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-99-en.html 4100 - http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-99-en.pdf SO - J-Mazand-Univ-Med-Sci 51 AB  - Background and purpose: There is still debate regarding advantages and disadvantages of regional versus general anesthesia techniques. Some studies suggested that regional anesthesia technique probably reduces postoperative morbidity and mortality. Ïn this retrospective historical cohort study, we compared the cost-effectiveness for spinal and general anesthesia in elderly patients. Materials and methods : Â total of 120 medical records of elderly participants whom underwent general or spinal anesthesia for orthopedic and general surgery in one year period at Üniversity hospitals were analyzed. The cost of anesthesia technique including the and post operative main complications were determined. The techniques were compared on the basis of anesthesia costs and complications. Results : The cost of drugs for general anesthesia was more than that for spinal (92488+/- 19871) V.S (23549 +/- 7213) rails, p CP - IRAN IN - Spinal-Mazandaran Üniversity of Medical Science LG - eng PB - J-Mazand-Univ-Med-Sci PG - 59 PT - Research(Original) YR - 2006