Effects of epidural anesthesia on the prognosis of ovarian cancer-a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The global low survival rate among ovarian cancer patients has resulted in significant social and economic burdens. Nevertheless, previous studies have produced mixed results when exploring the link between anesthetic techniques and the prognosis of ovarian cancer. The study aims to compare the effect of epidural anesthesia with general anesthesia on survival time after cytoreductive surgery in patients with ovarian cancer.

Methods

The PubMed (National Library of Medicine), Cochrane library, Web of science, Embase, CNKI (China National Knowledge Internet), Wanfang Med Online (China database), were systematically searched from inception to May, 2023, using the Medical Subject Headings [MeSH] of "Ovarian Neoplasm" and "Anesthesia, Epidural" and free words to ident

SUBMITTER: Shen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10685604 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature