The effect of thoracic epidural analgesia on short-term outcome and mortality in geriatric patients undergoing open heart surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In open-heart surgeries, many organ functions, particularly the respiratory system, are affected by post-operative pain, and so is mortality. Following open-heart surgery, geriatric patients have a higher risk of organ dysfunction and mortality. We aimed to compare the short-term outcomes and mortality of thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) and intravenous (IV) analgesia in geri-atric patients undergoing open heart surgery.

Methods

This study included patients over the age of 65 who had open-heart surgery between 2010 and 2020. The patients were divided into two groups: Those who received TEA (Group E) and those who received IV paracetamol or tramadol or dexmedetomi-dine (Group I). The patients' post-operative sedation and analgesia requirements, mechanical ventilat

SUBMITTER: Akdogan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10493527 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature