January 1, 1942Archives of Surgery

Postoperative Infections of the Respiratory Tract in Relation to Inhalation and Spinal Anesthesia

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Why the study?

Does inhalation anesthesia compared to spinal anesthesia affect the incidence of postoperative respiratory tract infections in patients undergoing abdominal operations?

Population

631 patients without preoperative respiratory tract infections who underwent abdominal operations at Duke…

Comparison

Inhalation anesthesia (ether, cyclopropane) vs Spinal anesthesia

Design

Cohort

Authors

JLJOHN LYFORD

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

May not alter anesthesia selection for abdominal surgery; leaves open need for randomized trials on infection risk.

Structured PICO

Does inhalation anesthesia compared to spinal anesthesia affect the incidence of postoperative respiratory tract infections in patients undergoing abdominal operations?

Population

631 patients without preoperative respiratory tract infections who underwent abdominal operations (245 appendectomies, 216 inguinal herniorrhaphies, 170 biliary tract operations) at Duke Hospital between 1930 and 1941

Intervention

Inhalation anesthesia (ether, cyclopropane)

Comparator

Spinal anesthesia

Outcome

Incidence of postoperative infections of the respiratory tractsafety

This historical cohort study aimed to compare the rates of postoperative respiratory infections between inhalation and spinal anesthesia in abdominal surgeries.

Cite This Study

JOHN LYFORD (1942) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86edc537e82e140d1542db https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1942.01210190038004

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January 1, 1942Archives of Surgery

Postoperative Infections of the Respiratory Tract in Relation to Inhalation and Spinal Anesthesia

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Why the study?

Does inhalation anesthesia compared to spinal anesthesia affect the incidence of postoperative respiratory tract infections in patients undergoing abdominal operations?

Population

631 patients without preoperative respiratory tract infections who underwent abdominal operations at Duke…

Comparison

Inhalation anesthesia (ether, cyclopropane) vs Spinal anesthesia

Design

Cohort

Authors

JLJOHN LYFORD

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

May not alter anesthesia selection for abdominal surgery; leaves open need for randomized trials on infection risk.

Structured PICO

Does inhalation anesthesia compared to spinal anesthesia affect the incidence of postoperative respiratory tract infections in patients undergoing abdominal operations?

Population

Intervention

Inhalation anesthesia (ether, cyclopropane)

Comparator

Spinal anesthesia

Outcome

Incidence of postoperative infections of the respiratory tractsafety

This historical cohort study aimed to compare the rates of postoperative respiratory infections between inhalation and spinal anesthesia in abdominal surgeries.

Cite This Study

JOHN LYFORD (1942) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86edc537e82e140d1542db https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1942.01210190038004

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