Epidural anesthesia in cardiac surgery: Is there an increased risk?

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 170-173

  Sanchez, Ricardo ^a,b   Nygård, Eigil ^a  

^a Psychiatric Center Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Cardiac surgery; Complication; Epidural

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; ENFLURANE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; PANCURONIUM; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 0031900624     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-0770(98)90326-3     Document Type: Article

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