The effect of continuous thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) on the occurrence of postoperative deep vein thrombosis (DVT) was studied with the [125I]-fibrinogen uptake test in patients undergoing elective gallbladder surgery. The 98 patients were randomly allocated to three groups, viz. TEA for 24 hours, TEA plus general anesthesia with intermittent positive-pressure ventilation (IPPV) and general anaesthesia with IPPV but no TEA. The frequency of DVT was 13% in the group with general anaesthesia only and 7% in both of the other groups.

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