Why the study?
Does patient-controlled thoracic epidural analgesia improve postoperative outcomes compared to intravenous meperidine in patients undergoing elective single coronary artery bypass surgery?
Does patient-controlled thoracic epidural analgesia improve postoperative outcomes compared to intravenous meperidine in patients undergoing elective single coronary artery bypass surgery?
Thoracic epidural analgesia is more effective than intravenous meperidine for postoperative pain control and reduces extubation time and hospital stay in patients undergoing single CABG.
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May support thoracic epidural analgesia for post-CABG recovery; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Salman et al. (2012) studied this question.