Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Local-Regional versus General Anesthesia for Elective Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Pooled result · MortalityResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 0.75 95% CI 0.59–0.97Authors' conclusion
LRA may offer better outcomes than GA in elective EVAR, including lower mortality, MACE, and shorter HS.
Study context
- Population
- Patients undergoing elective endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR))
- Participants
- 91,560 patients · 17 studies
- Comparison
- Local-regional anesthesia (LRA) vs general anesthesia (GA) for elective EVAR
- Outcome
- Mortality
Methodological detailsfixed-effects model, GRADE certainty assessment
- Fixed-effects model
- GRADE certainty assessment
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Odds ratio
0.75
95% CI 0.59–0.97
LRA vs GA
OR 0.75 (95% CI 0.59–0.97)
Further pooled results
Sensitivity analyses
- Most results confirmed; mortality lost significance in some cases
Original publication
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Local-Regional versus General Anesthesia for Elective Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 4 April 2025. doi:10.
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