Best evidence in anesthetic practice Prevention: Intraoperative neuraxial blockade reduces some postoperative complications

Structured abstractQuestionWhat are the effects of neuraxial blockade with epidural or spinal anesthesia on postoperative morbidity and mortality?Data sourcesStudies were identified by computerized searches of Current Contents (1995–6), EMBASE (1980–96), MEDLINE (1966–96), and the Cochrane Library (1988) using the keywords “regional anesthesia”, “regional anaesthesia”, “spinal”, or “epidural” and the Cochrane Collaboration search terms for …