TY - JOUR T1 - A comparison of side effects and cost for spinal and general anesthesia in geriatric patients TT - مقایسه عوارض و هزینه بی هوشی عمومی و بی‌حسی نخاعی در جراحی افراد بالای 55 سال در دانشگاه علوم پزشکی مازندران در سال 83 JF - J-Mazand-Univ-Med-Sci JO - J-Mazand-Univ-Med-Sci VL - 16 IS - 51 UR - http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-99-en.html Y1 - 2006 SP - 59 EP - 69 KW - General Ânesthesia KW - regional Ânesthesia KW - spinal Ânesthesia KW - cost KW - effectiveness N2 - 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 M3 ER -