Pain management
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Meta Analysis
Regional anesthesia/analgesia and the risk of cancer recurrence and mortality after prostatectomy: a meta-analysis.
To determine whether the use neuraxial anesthesia/analgesia is associated with longer biochemical recurrence-free survival (BRFS) and overall survival (OS) after radical prostatectomy. ⋯ The anesthetic technique used during oncologic prostatectomy surgery is not associated with longer BRFS. By contrast, the use of regional analgesia appears to improve OS.