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

British Medical Journal

Volumn 321, Issue 7275, 2000, Pages 1493-1497

  Rodgers, A ^a   Walker, N ^a   Schug, S ^a   McKee, A ^b   Kehlet, H ^c   Van Zundert, A ^d   Sage, D ^e   Futter, M ^e   Saville, G ^f   Clark, T ^a   MacMahon, S ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e Auckland and Starship Hospitals ^*  (New Zealand)

^f ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RELIABILITY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034676746     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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