general versus spinal anesthesia in laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy

Background: one of the most common and choice surgical procedures for most elective surgeries are laparoscopy performed preferably under general anesthesia. objectives: in this study cases that underwent laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy with general anesthesia were compared with those who were underwent spinal anesthesia. patients and methods: in this prospective analytic study, 60 patients undergone elective laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy received spinal anesthesia or general anesthesia in divided 30 cases. results: duration of surgery was shorter in spinal anesthesia; mean hospital fee was lesser in general anesthesia. postoperative antiemetic use was higher in spinal anesthesia. hospital stay time and analgesic use were the same. conversion to general happened in only one case. eleven cases experienced shoulder pain during surgery. conclusions: spinal anesthesia was adequate and safe technique in our cases.