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@article{191795,
        author = {Dr Gitu Joshi and Dr. Akhil Joshi},
        title = {A comparative study of spinal anesthesia versus general anesthesia on postoperative recovery and complication rates in elective surgeries},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {8},
        pages = {8808-8817},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=191795},
        abstract = {Spinal anesthesia and general anesthesia" are widely used techniques for elective surgical procedures, each influencing postoperative recovery and complication profiles differently. The purpose of the study is to compare spinal anesthesia and general anesthesia based on the postoperative recovery parameters and the complication rates in elective surgeries. This was a prospective, comparative observational study that was carried out within a 12-month period in a tertiary care teaching hospital. One hundred and ten adult patients (ASA I-II) going through elective surgeries were randomly divided into a group of "spinal anesthesia (SA) and general anesthesia (GA)" Outcomes such as recovery of consciousness, duration to ambulate, pain scale, analgesic need, hospitalization and postoperative complications were evaluated and statistically compared. The spinal anesthesia patients exhibited faster consciousness recovery, ambulation, better management of postoperative pain, lesser painkiller needs and less hospital stay than the general anesthesia patients (p < 0.05). The GA group showed more postoperative nausea, vomiting and respiratory complications whereas transient hypotension and bradycardia were more observed in the SA group. Spinal anesthesia provides a superior postoperative recovery profile compared to general anesthesia in elective surgeries and should be preferred whenever clinically feasible.},
        keywords = {Spinal anesthesia; General anesthesia; Postoperative recovery; Elective surgery; Postoperative complications},
        month = {January},
        }