Epidural anesthesia in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 515-521

  Riedel, Bernhard J C J ^a   Wright, I Gavin ^a  

^a HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GRAFT PATENCY; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STRESS; SYMPATHOLYSIS; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030780982     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001573-199711000-00003     Document Type: Review

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