What kind of anesthesia is used for laparoscopic surgery?
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II. A wide variety of anesthetic techniques have been used for laparoscopic procedures. Although general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation is most routinely used and is considered to be the safest anethetic technique, local and regional anesthesia have also been used safely for laparascopic surgeries.