Why the study?
Does epidural combined with general anesthesia reduce intraoperative blood loss and the need for blood transfusions in prostate cancer patients undergoing radical prostatectomy compared to general anesthesia alone?
Population
54 prostate cancer patients undergoing open radical prostatectomy
Comparison
Epidural anesthesia combined with general… vs General anesthesia alone
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Intraoperative
Authors
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Combined epidural-general anesthesia was associated with lower blood loss in open prostatectomy; hypothesis-generating and requires RCT confirmation before practice change.
Does epidural combined with general anesthesia reduce intraoperative blood loss and the need for blood transfusions in prostate cancer patients undergoing radical prostatectomy compared to general anesthesia alone?
Combining epidural with general anesthesia significantly reduces intraoperative blood loss and transfusion requirements during open radical prostatectomy.
Tikuišis et al. (2009) studied this question.
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