December 8, 2010Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
Evidence Basis for Regional Anesthesia in Multidisciplinary Fast-Track Surgical Care Pathways
Why the study?
Do regional anesthesia and analgesia techniques improve postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing fast-track surgery?
Population
Patients undergoing surgery in fast-track programs, including colorectal, hernia, esophageal, cardiac…
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Implication
Supports exploration in fast-track protocols; leaves open confirmation of outcome benefits in prospective trials.
Structured PICO
Do regional anesthesia and analgesia techniques improve postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing fast-track surgery?
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Population
Patients undergoing surgery in fast-track programs, including colorectal, hernia, esophageal, cardiac, vascular, and orthopedic surgeries
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Intervention
Regional anesthesia and analgesia techniques (including epidural and paravertebral blockade, spinal analgesia, and peripheral nerve blocks)
Regional anesthesia and analgesia techniques may offer physiological advantages to support fast-track surgical methodologies and improve procedure-specific postoperative outcomes.
Cite This Study
Carli et al. (2010) studied this question.