Table 2.
Retrospective patient studies with a difference in survival for patients given propofol compared with patients given an inhalant anaesthetic. PSM = propensity score match.
| Journal | Year | First Author | Cancer Localisation | Total Number of Patients |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiology [34] | 2016 | Wigmore, T. | Mixed cancers | 7030 |
| Korean J. Anestesiol. [35] | 2016 | Lee, J.H. | Breast | 325 |
| Sci. Rep. [36] | 2017 | Jun, I.J. | Esophagus | 922 |
| Onco. Targets Ther. [39] | 2018 | Zheng, X. | Gastric | 2856 (897 in PSM) |
| Anesthesiology [40] | 2018 | Wu, Z.F. | Colon | 1363 (1158 in PSM) |
| Br. J. Anaesth. [41] | 2019 | Lai, H.-C. | Liver | 944 (670 in PSM) |
| PLoS ONE [51] | 2020 | Lai, H.-C. | Pancreas | 140 (116 in PSM) |
| PLoS ONE [52] | 2020 | Lai, H.-C. | Prostate | 631 (528 in PSM) |
| Medicine (Baltim.) [53] | 2020 | Huang, N.C. | Gastric | 408 (334 in PSM) |
| Med. Princ. Prac. [54] | 2020 | Koo, B.-W. | Liver | 535 |
| BMC Anesthesiol. [55] | 2020 | Meng, X.Y. | Liver | 1513 |
| Surg. Today [56] | 2021 | Hayasaka, K. | Lung | 230 |
| Total number of patients | 16,897 |