Why the study?
Does goal-directed epidural administration of ropivacaine improve haemodynamic stability when combined with general anaesthesia in elderly patients undergoing major abdominal surgery?
Population
75 elderly patients undergoing major abdominal surgery
Comparison
Intraoperative epidural anaesthesia with… vs Intraoperative epidural anaesthesia with either…
Design
RCT, randomly and evenly assigned to one of three groups
Follow-up
intraoperative
Authors
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Goal-directed ropivacaine dosing reduces vasoactive requirements in elderly abdominal surgery; extends evidence for individualized epidural regimens in combined anesthesia.
Does goal-directed epidural administration of ropivacaine improve haemodynamic stability when combined with general anaesthesia in elderly patients undergoing major abdominal surgery?
Goal-directed epidural anaesthesia using different ropivacaine concentrations for abdominal wall and visceral pain improves intraoperative haemodynamic stability in elderly patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.
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