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Epidural Analgesia Reduces Postoperative Myocardial Infarction: A Meta-Analysis
Anesthesia & Analgesia · 2001 · Vol. 93(4) · pp. 853–858
W. Scott Beattie✉(McMaster University)Neal H. Badner(Western University)P. Choi✉(McMaster University)
Abstract
Postoperative epidural analgesia, especially thoracic epidural analgesia, continued for more than 24 h reduces postoperative myocardial infarctions.
Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesAnesthesia and Pain ManagementSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicineConfidence intervalAnesthesiaOdds ratioRandomized controlled trialMyocardial infarctionSubgroup analysisMeta-analysisSurgeryMortality rate
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HumansMyocardial InfarctionPostoperative ComplicationsAnalgesia, EpiduralRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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