| Epidural analgesia improves outcome in cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. | |
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PMID: 20005129 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The authors conducted a review of randomized studies to determine whether there were any advantages for clinically relevant outcomes by adding epidural analgesia in patients undergoing cardiac surgery under general anesthesia. DESIGN: Meta-analysis. SETTING: Hospitals. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 2366 patients from 33 randomized trials. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Data sources and study selection: PubMed, BioMedCentral, CENTRAL, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and conference proceedings were searched (updated January 2008) for randomized trials that compared general anesthesia with an anesthetic plan including general anesthesia and epidural analgesia in cardiac surgery. Two independent reviewers appraised study quality, with divergences resolved by consensus. Overall analysis showed that epidural analgesia reduced the risk of the composite endpoint mortality and myocardial infarction (30/1125 [2.7%] in the epidural group v 64/1241 [5.2%] in the control arm, odds ratio [OR] = 0.61 [0.40-0.95], p = 0.03 number needed to treat [NNT] = 40), the risk of acute renal failure (35/590 [5.9%] in the epidural group v 54/618 [8.7%] in the control arm, OR = 0.56 [0.34-0.93], p = 0.02, NNT = 36), and the time of mechanical ventilation (weighted mean differences = -2.48 hours [-2.64, -2.32], p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: This analysis suggested that epidural analgesia on top of general anesthesia reduced the incidence of perioperative acute renal failure, the time on mechanical ventilation, and the composite endpoint of mortality and myocardial infarction in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. |
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Authors:
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Elena Bignami; Giovanni Landoni; Giuseppe G L Biondi-Zoccai; Filippo Boroli; Melissa Messina; Elisa Dedola; Leda Nobile; Luca Buratti; Imad Sheiban; Alberto Zangrillo |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Meta-Analysis Date: 2009-12-11 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia Volume: 24 ISSN: 1532-8422 ISO Abbreviation: J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-02 Completed Date: 2011-05-20 Revised Date: 2011-10-19 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9110208 Medline TA: J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 586-97 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italy. |
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Analgesia, Epidural
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trends* Anesthesia, General / methods, trends Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods, trends* Humans Intraoperative Complications / prevention & control* Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / methods, trends Treatment Outcome |
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J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2011 Aug;25(4):e17-9; author reply e19-20
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