Does anaesthesia with nitrous oxide affect mortality or cardiovascular morbidity? A systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 410-426

  Imberger, G ^a   Orr, A ^b   Thorlund, K ^c   Wetterslev, J ^a   Myles, P ^b,d   Moller A M ^a,e  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

meta analysis; nitrous oxide; review, systematic

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORBIDITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRIAL SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS;

META-ANALYSIS; NITROUS OXIDE; REVIEW, SYSTEMATIC;

ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NITROUS OXIDE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84896850887     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet416     Document Type: Article

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