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Anesthetic selection depends on surgical requirements, patient preferences, and anesthesiologist expertise.
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Anesthetic decisions should integrate case-specific factors; Level 5 evidence leaves open comparative effectiveness trials.
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Ki‐Young Lee (2007) conducted a review in Surgery. Anesthetic choices (regional anesthesia, monitored anesthesia care, general anesthesia) was evaluated. Anesthetic choices in surgery depend on surgical requirements, patient and surgeon preferences, and anesthesiologist expertise, with options including regional anesthesia, MAC, and general anesthesia.
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