Why the study?
Does epidural lumbar blockade prevent impaired glucose tolerance during surgery in surgical patients compared to general anesthesia?
Population
12 surgical patients
Comparison
Epidural lumbar blockade (Th8-S5) vs General anesthesia with enflurane
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
during surgery
Authors
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May support epidural anesthesia to preserve intraoperative glucose tolerance; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Does epidural lumbar blockade prevent impaired glucose tolerance during surgery in surgical patients compared to general anesthesia?
Epidural analgesia preserves normal glucose tolerance during surgery compared to general anesthesia with enflurane.
Jensen et al. (1980) studied this question.
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