Why the study?
Does high thoracic epidural analgesia added to general anesthesia improve time to extubation and pulmonary function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease undergoing elective OPCAB surgery?
Does high thoracic epidural analgesia added to general anesthesia improve time to extubation and pulmonary function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease undergoing elective OPCAB surgery?
In COPD patients undergoing elective OPCAB surgery, adding high thoracic epidural analgesia to general anesthesia significantly reduces time to extubation and improves post-operative pulmonary function and analgesia.
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Supports adding high thoracic epidural analgesia in COPD patients for OPCAB; extends RCT evidence on postoperative recovery.
Mehta et al. (2010) studied this question.
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