Neuroleptanesthesia Versus Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia for Abdominal Aortic Surgery

Reduction of postoperative mortality and morbidity with epidural or spinal anaesthesia: results from overview of randomised

“…The neuraxial blockade group had no general anaesthesia in 79 (56%) trials and the same general anaesthesia as the non-neuraxial blockade group in 37 (26%) trials. In 22 (15%) trials the neuraxial blockade group received a general anaesthesia different from that in the non-neuraxial blockade group; the systemic opioid varied in seven trials, 28 34 43 84 120 186 192 the use of inhalational anaesthetic varied in two trials, 71 140 the type of inhalational anaesthetic varied in two trials, 148 165 the induction drug varied in one trial,191 and more than one aspect varied in 10 trials. 42 76 80 81 97 151 161 168 169 189 For three (2%) trials details of the general anaesthesia method were unknown.…”