impact of anesthetic agents on overall and recurrence free survival in patients undergoing esophageal cancer surgery a retrospective observational study

The patients were divided into two groups according to the anesthetics administered during surgery: volatile anesthesia (VA) or intravenous anesthesia with propofol (TIVA). TIVA during esophageal cancer surgery was associated with better postoperative survival rates compared with volatile anesthesia. Therefore, we performed a retrospective study to assess the relationship of anesthesia with overall and recurrence-free...