Reduction of postoperative mortality and morbidity with epidural or spinal anaesthesia: results from overview of randomised trials

By A. Rodgers, Natalie Walker, S. Schug, A. McKee, Henrik Kehlet, A. V. Zundert, D. Sage, M. Futter, G. Saville, T. Clark and 1 more. British medical journal, 2000

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Subfields: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery

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Regional Anesthesia in the Patient Receiving Antithrombotic or Thrombolytic Therapy: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Evidence-Based Guidelines (Third Edition) (2009, background): “63 Neuraxial anesthetic techniques are often attractive for these patients because these techniques may provide reduced morbidity and improved postoperative analgesia.(2,4) However, the use of neuraxial procedures in the presence of UFH may be associated with an increased risk of epidural hematoma, ”
Major Complications of Regional Anesthesia in France: The SOS Regional Anesthesia Hotline Service (2002, methodology): “Thus, we created a hotline service (SOS Regional Anesthesia Service) that had three main goals: (1) to provide online clinical help for the practitioner facing a severe complication, (2) to obtain immediately relevant clinical information for every complication reported, and (3) to estimate the inci”
Enhanced recovery after surgery: a consensus review of clinical care for patients undergoing colonic resection. (2005, background): “Epidural analgesia has been suggested for routine postoperative analgesia on the basis that it provides optimal pain relief and based on a meta-analysis may reduce postoperative mortality and morbidity.(35) A recent large single study(36) has questioned the benefits of epidural analgesia in terms of”
Efficacy of postoperative epidural analgesia: a meta-analysis. (2003, methodology): “Study location Europe 63 (51) United States 25 (20) Canada 20 (16) Asia/Australia 14 (11) Multiple 2 (2) Study population, sex Both 79 (64) Women 26 (21) Men 7 (6) Unspecified 12 (9) Surgical site Abdominal 45 (36) Thoracic 30 (24) Lower extremity 15 (12) Cesarean delivery 13 (11) Pelvic 13 (11) Spi”
Risk Assessment for and Strategies To Reduce Perioperative Pulmonary Complications for Patients Undergoing Noncardiothoracic Surgery: A Guideline from the American College of Physicians (2006, methodology): “A recent meta-analysis examined 141 randomized, controlled trials of general anesthesia versus neuraxial blockade in patients undergoing varied types of surgery (27).”
Pain Intensity on the First Day after Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study Comparing 179 Surgical Procedures (2013, methodology): “Additional exclusion criteria for this study were (7) missing or incorrect German Surgical Procedure Coding (OPS), which precisely defines the type of surgery performed; (8) age younger than 18 years; and (9) only patients who completed the questionnaire on the first postoperative day were included.”