Journal of clinical anesthesia
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of postoperative epidural analgesia on morbidity and mortality after lung resection in Medicare patients.
To perform an analysis of the Medicare claims database in patients undergoing lung resection to determine whether there is an association between postoperative epidural analgesia and mortality. ⋯ Postoperative epidural analgesia may contribute to lower odds of death after segmental excision of the lung, although the mechanism of such a benefit is not clear from our analysis.