Why the study?
Does a longer duration of anaesthesia increase the incidence of non-urological perioperative complications and mortality in surgical patients?
Population
Patients undergoing surgery
Comparison
Longer duration of anaesthesia vs Shorter duration of anaesthesia
Design
Review
Follow-up
perioperative
Authors
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May warrant minimizing operative time where feasible; leaves open causality and need for prospective trials.
Does a longer duration of anaesthesia increase the incidence of non-urological perioperative complications and mortality in surgical patients?
Anaesthesia duration exceeding 6 hours is independently associated with an increased risk of perioperative complications and mortality.
Routh et al. (2008) studied this question.
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