Study: Regional Anesthesia Trumps General Anesthesia in Arteriovenous Fistula Patients

In arteriovenous fistula surgery, patients treated with regional anesthesia may experience less pain and need fewer opioids than those treated with general anesthesia, according to an ongoing study by Duke University School of Medicine.

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The study found AVF patients who received regional anesthesia reported lower early postoperative pain scores and a lower intra and postoperative opioid requirement than patients who received general anesthesia.

Read the abstract on anesthesia for fistula surgery.

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