valvular heart lesions have deleterious effects on hemodynamics in parturients during pregnancy. cesarean section with an opioid-based general anesthesia is used to alleviate the adverse effects. we described a case of a 28-year-old primigravida at 37 weeks’ gestation with a diagnosis of severe mitral regurgitation, tricuspid regurgitation, and pulmonary hypertension in active labor. cesarean s...

BACKGROUND Recently, the economic cost of anesthesiahas attracted attention. To compare the costs of three methods of general anesthesia (GA), a retrospective 1-year study was designed for patients undergoing radical resection for gastric carcinoma. METHODS A total of 398 patients were originally included in the study. Subjects were divided into three groups according to the mode of anesthesi...

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