Selection of anesthesia technique: Not always the right reasons or the right outcomes…

Anesthesiologists often strive to achieve the perfect anesthetic technique for a given surgical procedure. Unfortunately, the reality is that we do not have a perfect anesthetic even for common and simple surgeries (e.g., laparoscopic cholecystectomy) [1,2]. General anesthesia, even for minor surgeries, often results in significant discomfort to patients due to postoperative nausea, vomiting and sore throat [3–5]. Neuraxial anesthesia frequently causes hypotension, pruritus and urinary retention [6–8].

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