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No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 66.7%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Epidural anaesthesia in addition to general anaesthesia vs general anaesthesia

Death from all causes Range of · patients undergoing primary tumour surgery

Epidural anaesthesia in addition to general anaesthesia showed no clear difference in death from all causes Range of compared with general anaesthesia alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Anaesthetic techniques for risk of malignant tumour recurrence 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 1.03 [0.86, 1.24]
3 studies · 647 participants
Low

Epidural anaesthesia in addition to general anaesthesia vs general anaesthesia

Tumour progression or death from all causes Range of · patients undergoing primary tumour surgery

It is very uncertain whether epidural anaesthesia in addition to general anaesthesia changes tumour progression or death from all causes Range of compared with general anaesthesia alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Anaesthetic techniques for risk of malignant tumour recurrence 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 0.88 [0.56, 1.38]
2 studies · 535 participants
Very low

Epidural anaesthesia in addition to general anaesthesia vs general anaesthesia

Tumour progression Median · patients undergoing primary tumour surgery

It is very uncertain whether epidural anaesthesia in addition to general anaesthesia changes tumour progression Median compared with general anaesthesia alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Anaesthetic techniques for risk of malignant tumour recurrence 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 1.5 [1, 2.25]
2 studies · 545 participants
Very low