Study: Lighter Anesthesia Does Not Improve Mortality Rates for Certain Patients

Lighter anesthesia does not improve mortality rates of noncardiac surgery patients, according to a study reported by Anesthesiology News and featured on North American Partners in Anesthesia’s facebook page.

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Researchers found lighter anesthesia does not reduce the incidence of postoperative morbidity and short-term mortality in select patients, according to Anesthesiology News. In addition, more deeply anesthetized patients did have higher inflammatory levels, according to the report.

The study will be presented at the 2012 annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

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