Comparison Of Two Anesthesia Methods Within Ureteroscopic Pneumatic Lithotripsy At Distal Ureteral Stone

Objective To compare the effectiveness and safety of local anesthesia and epidural anesthesia with ureteroscopic pneumatic lithotripsy at distal ureteral stone.Methods A total of 160 patients with distal ureteral stone treated with ureteroscopic pneumatic lithotripsy from February 2013 to February 2014 were included. They were divided equally into 2 groups by the method of random sampling. Patients in group A (n=80) treated with local anesthesia were compared to those in group B(n=80), who were dealt with epidural anesthesia.Result The statistical difference was significant in terms of hospital stay after operation and overall cost of therapy(P<0.05) respectively, on the other hand, it was not significant in respect of the operation time, the operation successful rate, the stone clearance rate and the complications incidence rate (P>0.05)respectively.Conclusions Local anesthesia within ureteroscopic pneumatic lithotripsy at distal ureteral stone. is a safe, effective and economical method for distal ureteral stone.