Comparing outcomes after peripheral nerve block versus general anesthesia for lower extremity amputation: a nationwide exploratory retrospective cohort study in Japan

Hiroaki Abe; Masahiko Sumitani; Hiroki Matsui; Shotaro Aso; Reo Inoue; Kiyohide Fushimi; Kanji Uchida; Hideo Yasunaga; Yoshitsugu Yamada

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Comparing outcomes after peripheral nerve block versus general anesthesia for lower extremity amputation: a nationwide exploratory retrospective cohort study in Japan

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Hiroaki Abe Department of Pain and Palliative Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Masahiko Sumitani Department of Pain and Palliative Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hiroki Matsui Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Shotaro Aso Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Reo Inoue Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Relief Center, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kiyohide Fushimi Department of Health Policy and Informatics, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kanji Uchida Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Relief Center, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hideo Yasunaga Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Yoshitsugu Yamada Department of Anesthesia, International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital, Minata-ku, Tokyo, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Masahiko Sumitani, Department of Pain and Palliative Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku 113-8655, Japan; SUMITANIM-ANE{at}h.u-tokyo.ac.jp

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Abe H, Sumitani M, Matsui H, et al

Comparing outcomes after peripheral nerve block versus general anesthesia for lower extremity amputation: a nationwide exploratory retrospective cohort study in Japan

Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine Published Online First: 03 April 2020. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2019-101208

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Received December 10, 2019
Revision received March 6, 2020
Accepted March 9, 2020
First published April 3, 2020.

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