Neuraxial block, death and serious cardiovascular morbidity in the POISE trial

Conclusions
In patients at high risk of cardiovascular morbidity, neuraxial block was associated with an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes, which could be causal or because of residual confounding.

Source: British Journal of Anaesthesia - August 14, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Leslie, K., Myles, P., Devereaux, P., Williamson, E., Rao-Melancini, P., Forbes, A., Xu, S., Foex, P., Pogue, J., Arrieta, M., Bryson, G., Paul, J., Paech, M., Merchant, R., Choi, P., Badner, N., Peyton, P., Sear, J., Yang, H. Tags: Clinical Practice Source Type: research