Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2760144 | Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia | 2009 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
This analysis indicated that spinal analgesia does not improve clinically relevant outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, discouraging further randomized controlled trials on this topic even if changes in techniques, devices, and drugs could modify the outlook of the comparison between spinal and standard anesthesia in this setting.
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Authors
Alberto MD, Elena MD, Giuseppe G.L. MD, Remo Daniel MD, Giacomo MD, Maria Concetta MD, Melissa MD, Stefano MD, Giovanni MD,