Why the study?
Does epidural anesthesia reduce perioperative morbidity in high-risk patients undergoing lower extremity vascular surgery compared to general anesthesia?
Population
100 patients at high risk for cardiac and other morbidity scheduled for elective vascular reconstruction of…
Comparison
Epidural anesthesia for surgery followed by… vs General anesthesia for surgery followed by…
Design
RCT, Randomized to receive either EA or GA, Cardiologist blinded to the type…
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Supports epidural anesthesia to reduce reoperations in lower extremity vascular surgery; extends RCT evidence favoring regional over general anesthesia in high-risk patients.
Does epidural anesthesia reduce perioperative morbidity in high-risk patients undergoing lower extremity vascular surgery compared to general anesthesia?
In high-risk patients undergoing lower extremity vascular surgery, epidural anesthesia reduces the need for reoperation due to inadequate tissue perfusion compared to general anesthesia, without differences in cardiac morbidity.
Christopherson et al. (1993) studied this question.
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