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2020 Oct 22


BMJ Open


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Effect of epidural analgesia on cancer prognosis after colon cancer resection: a single-centre cohort study in Taiwan.

Authors

Wu H-L, Tai Y-H, Mandell M S, Tsou M-Y, Yang S-H, Chen T H-H, Chang K-Y
BMJ Open. 2020 Oct 22; 10(10):e036577.
PMID: 33093029.

Abstract

Whether epidural analgesia affects cancer outcomes remains controversial. Most previous investigations ignored the confounding potential of important pathological factors on cancer outcomes. This study aimed to assess the association between epidural analgesia and cancer recurrence or death after resections for colon cancer.