Key result
Epidural anesthesia linked to ~3.8 ml/min intraoperative blood loss, lower than neurolept and halothane.
Why the study?
The effect of different anesthesia types on intraoperative and postoperative bleeding during abdominal prostatectomies was not clearly established.
Does epidural anesthesia reduce intraoperative blood loss in patients undergoing abdominal prostatectomies compared to neurolept or halothane anesthesia?
Population
213 patients undergoing abdominal prostatectomies
Comparison
Neurolept anesthesia vs halothane anesthesia vs epidural anesthesia
Design
Observational study
Follow-up
Postoperative bleeding measured in 55 patients
Authors
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May warrant consideration in abdominal prostatectomy; hypothesis-generating and requires RCT confirmation before practice change.
Observational (n=213)
Does epidural anesthesia reduce intraoperative blood loss in patients undergoing abdominal prostatectomies compared to neurolept or halothane anesthesia?
p-value: p=highly significant
Epidural anesthesia is associated with significantly less intraoperative blood loss during abdominal prostatectomies compared to general anesthesia.
Thorud et al. (1975) conducted an observational in Abdominal prostatectomies (n=213). Epidural anesthesia vs. Neurolept anesthesia and halothane anesthesia was evaluated on Intraoperative blood loss (ml/min) (p=highly significant). Epidural anesthesia was associated with significantly lower intraoperative blood loss (3.8 ml/min) compared to neurolept (8.2 ml/min) and halothane anesthesia (6.6 ml/min).
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