Anaesthetic Techniques and Strategies: Do They Influence Oncological Outcomes?

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the global disease burden of cancer increasing, and with at least 60% of cancer patients requiring surgery and, hence, anaesthesia over their disease course, the question of whether anaesthetic and analgesia techniques during primary cancer resection surgery might influence long term oncological outcomes assumes high priority.

Methods

We searched the available literature linking anaesthetic-analgesic techniques and strategies during tumour resection surgery to oncological outcomes and synthesised this narrative review, predominantly using studies published since 2019. Current evidence is presented around opioids, regional anaesthesia, propofol total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) and volatile anaesthesia, dexamethasone, dexmedetomidine, non-steroidal anti-inf

SUBMITTER: Murphy L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10296968 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature