Total intravenous anesthesia decreases hospital stay but not incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications after lung resection surgery: a propensity score matching study

Abstract Background There is no consensus regarding the superiority of volatile or total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) in reducing the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) after lung resection surgery (LRS). Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the different anesthetic...

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Main Authors: Fu-Kai Hsu, Hung-Wei Cheng, Wei-Nung Teng, Po-Kuei Hsu, Han-Shui Hsu, Wen-Kuei Chang, Chien‑Kun Ting
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-023-02260-4