Why the study?
Does spinal anaesthesia compared to general anaesthesia reduce post-operative myocardial ischaemia in elderly patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery?
Population
40 patients undergoing hip arthroplasty or peripheral vascular surgery associated with high risk for…
Comparison
Spinal anaesthesia vs General anaesthesia
Design
RCT, Randomized to receive either spinal or general anaesthesia
Follow-up
Until the third post-operative morning
Authors
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Spinal anaesthesia does not reduce perioperative myocardial ischaemia versus general anaesthesia; confirms anaesthetic type does not influence this outcome in elderly non-cardiac surgery.
Does spinal anaesthesia compared to general anaesthesia reduce post-operative myocardial ischaemia in elderly patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery?
The type of anaesthesia (spinal vs general) does not affect the incidence of post-operative myocardial ischaemia in elderly patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery, but intraoperative hypothermia and norepinephrine increases are associated with ischemia.
Bäcklund et al. (1999) studied this question.
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