Why the study?
Does neuraxial blockade reduce perioperative mortality, chest infection, and myocardial infarction in patients undergoing surgery compared to general anaesthesia alone?
Population
Participants of any age undergoing any type of surgical (open or endoscopic) procedure
Comparison
Neuraxial blockade with or without general… vs General anaesthesia alone
Design
Systematic_review
Follow-up
0 to 30 days
Authors
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Supports neuraxial blockade to reduce 30-day mortality versus general anaesthesia; confirms benefit in Level 1 meta-analysis for intermediate- to high-risk surgery.
Does neuraxial blockade reduce perioperative mortality, chest infection, and myocardial infarction in patients undergoing surgery compared to general anaesthesia alone?
Central neuraxial blockade may reduce 0 to 30-day mortality compared with general anaesthesia for patients undergoing surgery with intermediate to high cardiac risk.
Guay et al. (2014) studied this question.
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