Korean J Anesthesiol.  1983 Sep;16(3):246-252.

Clinical Observations of Anesthesia in the Lower Extremities

• Han KD
• Chah SH
• Oh YS
• Kim CH
• Lee CH

Abstract

The authora have had contact with 951 cases of surgery of the lower extremities receiving various kinds of anesthtic methods and these cases were analyzed at the department of Anesthesiology, Ewha Womans University Hospital during the 7 year period from January 1970 to December 1982. The result are as follows: 1) There is a trend towards increasing numbers of operations annually. 2) The most common age group was 3rd decade(24%) 3) Ratio of males to females was 2:1. 4) Class I of physical status(ASA) was most common(61.2%) 5) For premedication, meperidine and atropine sulfate were commonly used(32.9%). 6) In the section of surgery, Orthopedic surgery is most common(90.4%) 7) General anesthesia was the most commonly used technique(69.8%) 8) Most cases ended within 2 hours(60.1%)

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia*
Anesthesia, General
Anesthesiology
Atropine
Female
Humans
Lower Extremity*
Male
Meperidine
Orthopedics
Premedication
Atropine
Meperidine