Experience with ambulatory anaesthesia in gynaecological patients.
Ambulatory surgical care is becoming a common feature in Nigeria. Reports on the role of anaesthesia on outcome of surgery in ambulatory setting are rather scanty. In a 24-month period all patients who had gynaecological operations on ambulatory setting were identified and their hospital records reviewed. Sociodemographic characteristics, intraoperative variables, postoperative outcome and postoperative pain management were studied. A total of 28 patients had anaesthesia for various gynaecological procedures. All the patients were in the age range of 20-41 years and American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical status 1. Majority of the patients (71.4%) arrived for day care admission. General anaesthesia with relaxant technique of anaesthesia was the most commonly used technique of anaesthesia (75.0%). Late completion of surgery accounted for 70% (n = 7) of late discharges. Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) was the only adverse outcome seen in our study. Ambulatory anaesthesia is safe, efficient and promising for gynaecological day care procedures.
Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 1111, Benin City, Nigeria.
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D000328:Adult; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome