The impact of spinal anaesthesia on perioperative opioid consumption, postoperative pain and oncological outcome in radical retropubic prostatectomy—a retrospective before-and-after effectiveness study
Abstract Background Spinal anaesthesia preceding general anaesthesia has been conducted for open radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) to decrease immediate postoperative pain for many years. Nevertheless, the effectiveness of spinal anaesthesia to reduce postoperative opioid requirements remains u...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-10-01
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Series: | Perioperative Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-022-00281-0 |