Why the study?
Does general anesthesia combined with postoperative epidural analgesia improve coagulation status and reduce postoperative complications in patients with atherosclerotic vascular disease undergoing lower extremity revascularization?
Population
80 patients with atherosclerotic vascular disease undergoing lower extremity revascularization, plus 40…
Comparison
General anesthesia combined with postoperative… vs General anesthesia with on-demand narcotic…
Design
RCT, prospectively randomized
Follow-up
postoperative period
Authors
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Supports adding postoperative epidural analgesia to general anesthesia in lower extremity revascularization; extends RCT evidence on attenuated hypercoagulability and fewer complications.
Does general anesthesia combined with postoperative epidural analgesia improve coagulation status and reduce postoperative complications in patients with atherosclerotic vascular disease undergoing lower extremity revascularization?
General anesthesia combined with postoperative epidural analgesia attenuates hypercoagulability and significantly reduces postoperative complications in patients undergoing lower extremity revascularization.
Tuman et al. (1991) studied this question.
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