Intraoperative use of dexmedetomidine is associated with decreased overall survival after lung cancer surgery

• Main Authors: Juan P Cata (Author), Vinny Singh (Author), Brenda M Lee (Author), John Villarreal (Author), John R Mehran (Author), J Yu (Author), Vijaya Gottumukkala (Author), Hagar Lavon (Author), Shamgar Ben-Eliyahu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aims: The aim is to evaluate the association between the use of intraoperative dexmedetomidine with an increase in recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) after nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) surgery. Material and Methods: This was a propensity score-matched (PSM)...