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27.08.2022 | ASO Author Reflections
ASO Author Reflections: Epidural Analgesia Decreases In-Hospital Mortality, Respiratory Complications, and Anastomotic Leakage After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer
verfasst von:
Yuki Hirano, MD, PhD, Hidehiro Kaneko, MD, PhD, Takaaki Konishi, MD, Hidetaka Itoh, MD, Satoru Matsuda, MD, PhD, Hirofumi Kawakubo, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Daiko, MD, PhD, Osamu Itano, MD, PhD, Hideo Yasunaga, MD, PhD, Yuko Kitagawa, MD, PhD
Erschienen in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Ausgabe 13/2022
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Excerpt
Previous studies have shown that epidural analgesia (EDA) is associated with decreased risk of pneumonia and anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy,
1 and several guidelines strongly recommend EDA use after esophagectomy.
2,3 However, these previous studies mainly involved traditional open esophagectomy. The benefit of EDA use in minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE), which is becoming increasingly common, remains unclear. …