Beneficial effects of thoracic epidural anaesthesia on mortality after surgery for colon cancer

Epidural anaesthesia reduces mortality after colon cancer surgery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN10994336

Enrollment

240

Registered

2019-06-07

Start date

1997-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-09-16

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Conditions

Patients with elective colon cancer surgery Surgery

Interventions

Patient records were used to follow-up on outcomes over 4 years for patients who had undergone elective colon cancer surgery with or without thoracic epidural anesthesia/analgesia.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Scheduled to undergo elective open colon cancer surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Non elective surgery 2. Laparoscopic surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mortality, measured by review of patient charts and a database of a local cancer database in Oldenburg, Germany	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Perioperative complications 2. Stroke 3. Myocardial infarction 4. Blood transfusion 5. Duration of stay All measured by review of patient charts and a database of a local cancer database in Oldenburg, Germany	—

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026