Background Intravenous anesthesia has been reported to have a favorable effect on the prognosis of cancer patients. This study was performed to analyze data regarding the relation between anesthetics and the prognosis of cancer patients in our hospital.
Methods The medical records of patients who underwent surgical resection for gastric, lung, liver, colon, and breast cancer between January 2006 and December 2009 were reviewed. Depending on the type of anesthetic, it was divided into total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) or volatile inhaled anesthesia (VIA) group. The 5-year overall survival outcomes were analyzed by log-rank test. Cox proportional hazards modeling was used for sensitivity.
Results The number of patients finally included in the comparison after propensity matching came to 729 in each group. The number of surviving patients at 5 years came to 660 (90.5%) in the TIVA and 673 (92.3%) in the VIA. The type of anesthetic did not affect the 5-year survival rate according to the log-rank test ( P = 0.21). Variables associated with a significant increase in the hazard of death after multivariable analysis were male sex and metastasis at surgery.
Conclusion There were no differences in 5-year overall survival between two groups in the cancer surgery.

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On 25 Oct, 2019
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On 15 Oct, 2019
On 14 Oct, 2019
On 14 Oct, 2019
On 12 Dec, 2019
Received 11 Dec, 2019
Received 10 Dec, 2019
On 30 Nov, 2019
Invitations sent on 27 Nov, 2019
On 27 Nov, 2019
On 26 Nov, 2019
On 25 Nov, 2019
On 25 Nov, 2019
Posted 25 Oct, 2019
Received 12 Nov, 2019
On 12 Nov, 2019
Received 09 Nov, 2019
Received 04 Nov, 2019
On 28 Oct, 2019
On 25 Oct, 2019
On 25 Oct, 2019
Invitations sent on 23 Oct, 2019
On 15 Oct, 2019
On 14 Oct, 2019
On 14 Oct, 2019
Background Intravenous anesthesia has been reported to have a favorable effect on the prognosis of cancer patients. This study was performed to analyze data regarding the relation between anesthetics and the prognosis of cancer patients in our hospital.
Methods The medical records of patients who underwent surgical resection for gastric, lung, liver, colon, and breast cancer between January 2006 and December 2009 were reviewed. Depending on the type of anesthetic, it was divided into total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) or volatile inhaled anesthesia (VIA) group. The 5-year overall survival outcomes were analyzed by log-rank test. Cox proportional hazards modeling was used for sensitivity.
Results The number of patients finally included in the comparison after propensity matching came to 729 in each group. The number of surviving patients at 5 years came to 660 (90.5%) in the TIVA and 673 (92.3%) in the VIA. The type of anesthetic did not affect the 5-year survival rate according to the log-rank test ( P = 0.21). Variables associated with a significant increase in the hazard of death after multivariable analysis were male sex and metastasis at surgery.
Conclusion There were no differences in 5-year overall survival between two groups in the cancer surgery.

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