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Does epidural analgesia combined with general anesthesia prevent hemodynamic and oxygenation changes during awakening from anesthesia in surgical patients?
Does epidural analgesia combined with general anesthesia prevent hemodynamic and oxygenation changes during awakening from anesthesia in surgical patients?
Epidural analgesia effectively blunts the hypermetabolic and sympathetic responses during awakening from general anesthesia, stabilizing hemodynamics and oxygenation.
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Should not yet change emergence management; leaves open outcome benefits in randomized trials.
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Hosoda et al. (1987) studied this question.
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