Neuraxial anesthesia for orthopedic surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Taking the outcome of mortality into consideration, there is controversy about the beneficial effects of neuraxial anesthesia for orthopedic surgery. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness and safety of neuraxial anesthesia versus general anesthesia for orthope...

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Main Authors: Fabiano Timbó Barbosa, Aldemar Araújo Castro, Célio Fernando de Sousa-Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802013000600411&lng=en&tlng=en