The Use of Epidural Analgesia in a New Zealand Tertiary Hospital before and after Publication of the Master Study
Year: 2008
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: We audited the total number of perioperative epidural techniques performed at Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand, for three years, before and after The Lancet published the MASTER Anaesthesia Trial in 2002. We also looked specifically at the number of epidural anaesthetic and analgesic techniques performed in combination with general anaesthesia for colonic surgery over the same period. In both cases we found a statistically significant fall in epidural rate in the years after the publication (P < 0.001). A subsequent survey of local specialist anaesthetists, who have worked throughout this period, revealed the majority (75%) were knowingly performing fewer epidural techniques and that the findings of the MASTER Anaesthesia Trial had influenced their decisions.
Source: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
Authors: G. C. Werrett, H. Horton, R. Craig, R. A. French
Institution: Christchurch Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W93373241