Researchers analyzed medical records of 1,642 prostate cancer surgery patients who were given general anesthesia with neuraxial analgesia. They were matched in a 1:1 ratio with those who had been given general anesthesia alone.
The study found that general anesthesia alone was associated with significantly increased risk for systemic progression and higher overall mortality.
According to study authors, however, these findings need to be confirmed or refuted in randomized trials.
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