Background: In cirrhotic patients undergoing ano-rectal surgery, spinal anesthesia/analgesia remains a challenge. Coagulopathy and intraoperative hypotension represent a major challenge for the anesthetist during spinal anesthesia in those patients. This study was designed to examine the efficacy and the adverse effects of ropivacaine (plain, hyperbaric) spinal anesthesia for anorectal surgery ...
