Epidural analgesia and postoperative complications in colorectal cancer surgery. An observational registry-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In colorectal cancer, surgical resection is fundamental for curative treatment. Epidural analgesia mitigates the perioperative physiologic stress response caused by surgery, and reduction in perioperative stress may reduce postoperative complications. Nevertheless, epidural analgesia also causes hypotension and lower limb motor weakness that can impair postoperative recovery. Here, we aimed to assess the association between epidural analgesia and postoperative complications after colorectal cancer surgery.

Methods

We identified patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery 2008-2018 in Denmark in the Danish Colorectal Cancer Group Database and obtained anaesthesia data from the Danish Anaesthesia Database. The Danish National Prescription Registry was used to obta

SUBMITTER: Hasselager RP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9543440 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature