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Spinal Analgesia in Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 10/06/09
Zangrillo A et al. – This analysis indicated that spinal analgesia does not improve clinically relevant outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, discouraging further randomized controlled trials on this topic even if changes in techniques, devices, and drugs could modify the outlook of the comparison between spinal and standard anesthesia in this setting.
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