Why the study?
Does intrathecal opioid combined with general anesthesia reduce combined major cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal complications in patients undergoing abdominal aortic surgery?
Does intrathecal opioid combined with general anesthesia reduce combined major cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal complications in patients undergoing abdominal aortic surgery?
The addition of intrathecal opioids to general anesthesia provides better initial analgesia but does not reduce major cardiovascular, respiratory, or renal complications after abdominal aortic surgery.
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Does not support adding intrathecal opioids to reduce major complications after abdominal aortic surgery; confirms neutral primary endpoint in this RCT.
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