Why the study?
Does the addition of thoracic epidural anesthesia to general anesthesia reduce cardiac damage and atrial fibrillation in adult patients undergoing CABG?
Does the addition of thoracic epidural anesthesia to general anesthesia reduce cardiac damage and atrial fibrillation in adult patients undergoing CABG?
The routine addition of thoracic epidural anesthesia to general anesthesia during CABG is not recommended as it does not appear to provide cardioprotective benefits.
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Does not support routine thoracic epidural anesthesia addition in CABG; confirms no cardioprotective benefit from Level 1 evidence.
Lana Keker (2016) studied this question.
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