Urology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Intraoperative blood loss during radical retropubic prostatectomy: epidural versus general anesthesia.
There are conflicting reports on the influence of different anesthetic techniques, such as regional versus general anesthesia, on intraoperative blood loss. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the effects of anesthetic technique on intraoperative blood loss in men undergoing radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP). ⋯ Similar blood loss in patients receiving general anesthesia, either alone or when combined with epidural anesthesia, implies that epidural anesthesia did not reduce bleeding, but, rather, that general anesthesia increased blood loss.