那這樣做的好處是什麼呢?一篇刊登在美國 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society 的回溯性研究收錄了從 2007 至 2015 年在 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program 資料庫中,所有因為腹主動脈瘤破裂而接受了 EVAR 的病人,分成使用全身麻醉及非全身麻醉兩組,進而統計這些病人的 30 天死亡率、術後併發症,以及後續慢性期須至機構接受照護的比率。發現接受非全身麻醉的病人在前述的指標皆有顯著下降,其中 30 天死亡率在全身麻醉組是 30%,而非全身麻醉組則下降到 14.6%。
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