Postoperative treatment of myocardial ischaemia by thoracic extradural local anaesthetic

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 848-849

  Boccara, G ^a,b   Mann, C ^a   Duchenne, D ^a   Pouzeratte, Y ^a   Colson, P ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics local; Analgesic techniques extradural; Myocardial ischaemia postoperative; Surgery oesophageal; Sympathetic nervous system block

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING;

EID: 0031744491     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/80.6.848     Document Type: Article

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